Rasboroides rohani

Taxonavigation: Cyprinoidei 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Otomorpha
Subcohors: Ostariophysi
Sectio: Otophysa
Ordo: Cypriniformes
Subordo: Cyprinoidei

Familia: Danionidae
Subfamilia: Rasborinae
Genus: Rasboroides
Species: Rasboroides rohani

Name

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Rasboroides rohani Batuwita et al., 2013

  • Holotype: WHT 9710.
  • Paratypes: WHT 9711 (2), 9712 (11), 9720 (4).

Type locality: Sri Lanka, Ratnapura District, Walawe River basin, Rakwana Ganga tributary, Suriyakanda, 6°26'59"N, 80°37'10"E [1], 980 m a.s.l.

Etymology: The species is named in honour of Rohan Pethiyagoda, Founder of the Wildlife Heritage Trust of Sri Lanka (WHT), for his special commitment to the ichthyofauna of Sri Lanka and India; and for continuing support of biodiversity research and conservation in Sri Lanka.

References

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  • Batuwita, S., Silva, M. d. & Edirisinghe, U.; 2013: A review of the danionine genera Rasboroides and Horadandia (Pisces: Cyprinidae), with description of a new species from Sri Lanka. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 24 (2): 121–140.