Slender rasbora

Slender rasbora
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)1
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Danionidae
Subfamily:	Rasborinae
Genus:	Rasbora
Species:	R. daniconius
Binomial name
Rasbora daniconius (F. Hamilton, 1822)2
Synonyms
Cyprinus daniconius Hamilton, 1822 Leuciscus daniconius (Hamilton, 1822) Opsarius daniconius (Hamilton, 1822) Parluciosoma daniconius (Hamilton, 1822) Cyprinus anjana Hamilton, 1822 Leuciscus anjana (Hamilton, 1822) Opsarius anjana (Hamilton, 1822) Leuciscus lateralis McClelland, 1839 Leuciscus malabaricus Jerdon, 1849 Rasbora malabarica (Jerdon, 1849) Leuciscus flavus Jerdon, 1849 Leuciscus xanthogramme Jerdon, 1849 Rasbora woolaree Day, 1867 Rasbora neilgherriensis Day, 1867 Rasbora zanzibarensis Günther, 1867 Rasbora palustris Smith, 1945

The black-line rasbora or slender rasbora (Rasbora daniconius) (called darka at Rangpur), is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus cyprinid family. It is found in rivers of South and Southeast Asia, ranging from Sri Lanka and the Indus basin to northern the Malay Peninsula and the Mekong.²

The body is oblong and compressed. The greatest width of the head equals its post-orbital length. It reaches 15 cm (5.9 in) in length.²