Rasboroides vaterifloris

Rasboroides vaterifloris
Conservation status
Conservation Dependent  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Genus:	Rasboroides
Species:	R. vaterifloris
Binomial name
Rasboroides vaterifloris (Deraniyagala, 1930)
Synonyms
Rasbora vaterifloris Deraniyagala, 1930 Rasbora vaterifloris ruber Deraniyagala, 1958 Rasbora vaterifloris typica Deraniyagala, 1958 Rasbora vaterifloris rubioculis Deraniyagala, 1958

Rasboroides vaterifloris, known as the pearly rasbora, vateria flower rasbora or fire rasbora, is a species of freshwater cyprinid fish endemic to Sri Lanka. It can be found in the cool, shallow waters of shaded, slow-flowing clear streams with a silt substrate. It also prefers areas with plentiful leaf debris. Its diet consists of detritus and terrestrial insects. This species can reach a length of 4 centimetres (1.6 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.^[2]

R. vaterifloris was formerly believed to be the only species in the genus and found in several river basins. A study in 2013 found that it was restricted to the Kalu River basin, with related species inhabiting other basins.^[3]

References

1. Pethiyagoda, R. 1996. Rasboroides vaterifloris. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 28 November 2013.
2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Rasboroides vaterifloris" in FishBase. October 2013 version.
3. Batuwita, Sudesh; de Silva, M.; Edirisinghe, U. (November 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.