Laubuka fasciata

Laubuka fasciata
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Danionidae
Subfamily:	Danioninae
Genus:	Laubuka
Species:	L. fasciata
Binomial name
Laubuka fasciata (Silas, 1958)
Synonyms
Chela fasciataSilas, 1958

Laubuka fasciata is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to family Danionidae. This species is endemic to river systems in Kerala, India. ^{[2] [3]} It is known as Malabar Hatchet Chela. ^[4] The fish was first discovered in 1958 in the Anamalai streams by the Keralite fish scientist Eric Godwin Silas. ^[5] The species was named Fasciata because of it shiny stripe on the body.

References

1. Raghavan, R. & Ali, A. (2011). "Laubuca fasciata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2011: e.T172501A6904678. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T172501A6904678.en . Retrieved 14 January 2018.
2. "Laubuka fasciata – Malabar Hatchet Chela (Chela fasciata, Laubuca fasciata) — Seriously Fish" . Retrieved 2021-08-19.
3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Laubuka fasciata". FishBase . April 2015 version.
4. Assessment), Rajeev Raghavan (Western Ghats Freshwater Species; Assessment), Anvar Ali (Western Ghats Freshwater Species (2010-06-28). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Laubuka fasciata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
5. "Laubuca fasciata (Silas, 1958)". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2021-08-19.