Trigonopoma gracile

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Trigonopoma gracile
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Danionidae
Subfamily: Rasborinae
Genus: Trigonopoma
Species:
T. gracile
Binomial name
Trigonopoma gracile
(Kottelat, 1991)

Trigonopoma gracile is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Danionidae. This species is found in Indonesia and Malaysia.

A common name in use is Graceful Rasbora.

Description

Differs from all of its congeners by the following combination of characters: lateral line incomplete to absent, perforating 0–6 scales; 29–32 scales along normal course of lateral line; a conspicuous black (bluish black in life) lateral stripe from tip of snout to extremity of median caudal rays; body slender, its depth 4.4-4.8 times in SL (4.0-5.1); caudal peduncle slender than all other Rasbora, its depth 2.3-2.8 times in its length (2.3-3.3); and long and pointed dorsal and anal fins. [2]

References

  1. Lumbantobing, D. (2021). "Trigonopoma gracile". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021: e.T89806723A89806737. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T89806723A89806737.en . Retrieved 13 February 2025.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Trigonopoma gracile". FishBase . October 2024 version.