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

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

• 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.