Rasbora armitagei

Rasbora armitagei
Conservation status
	; Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Danionidae
Subfamily:	Rasborinae
Genus:	Rasbora
Species:	R. armitagei
Binomial name
	Rasbora armitagei; Silva, Maduwage & Pethiyagoda, 2010

Last updated October 03, 2025

Rasbora armitagei, also known as Armitage's rasbora or Armitage's striped rasbora, is a minnow endemic to Sri Lanka.^[1]^[3] The fish was discovered from a small tributary of Kalu Ganga at Rakwana, South-Western Wet zone, Sri Lanka.^[2] This species is named after naturalist David Armitage.^[2]^[4]^[a]

Description

Rasbora armitagei can grow to 6.2 cm (2.4 in) standard length.^[3]

Habitat

Rasbora armitagei is known from shady, slow-flowing clear water streams with gravel and boulder substrata.^[1]

Etymology

Rasbora armitagei honours the British civil servant and hobby aquarist David Armitage in its specific name.^[4]

Notes

↑ Hence, the common names should logically be "Armitage's ...", the "-i" in the specific name being a suffix used to indicate patronymy.

References

1 2 3 Kotagama, O.; de Alwis Goonatilake, S. & Fernado, M. (2019). "Rasbora armitagei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019 e.T196105A150839222. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T196105A150839222.en . Retrieved 9 April 2024.
1 2 3 Silva, Anjana; Maduwage, Kalana & Pethiyagoda, Rohan (2010). "A review of the genus Rasbora in Sri Lanka, with description of two new species (Teleostei: Cyprinidae)". Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters. 21 (1): 27–50. (first page PDF)
1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Rasbora armitagei". FishBase . February 2024 version.
1 2 Christopher Scharpf (15 November 2024). "Family DANIONIDAE: Bleeker 1863 (Danios)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf. Retrieved 12 February 2025.

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[5] Hence, the common names should logically be "Armitage's ...", the "-i" in the specific name being a suffix used to indicate patronymy.

[IUCN-1] 1 2 3 Kotagama, O.; de Alwis Goonatilake, S. & Fernado, M. (2019). "Rasbora armitagei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019 e.T196105A150839222. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T196105A150839222.en . Retrieved 9 April 2024.

[Silva_et_al._2010-2] 1 2 3 Silva, Anjana; Maduwage, Kalana & Pethiyagoda, Rohan (2010). "A review of the genus Rasbora in Sri Lanka, with description of two new species (Teleostei: Cyprinidae)". Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters. 21 (1): 27–50. (first page PDF)

[FishBase-3] 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Rasbora armitagei". FishBase . February 2024 version.

[ETYFish-4] 1 2 Christopher Scharpf (15 November 2024). "Family DANIONIDAE: Bleeker 1863 (Danios)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf. Retrieved 12 February 2025.

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