Laubuka lankensis

Laubuka lankensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Laubuka
Species: L. lankensis
Binomial name
Laubuka lankensis
(Deraniyagala, 1960)
Synonyms

Laubuca lankensis Deraniyagala, 1960

Laubuka lankensis also known as Blue laubuca, is a cyprinid fish species in the family Cyprinidae, which is endemic to island Sri Lanka. The species is known as Kara Adaya, Tatu Dandiya, Nil Kara-Adaya in Sinhala language. It is a freshwater species, that is confined to lowlands of Mahaweli River and other parts of the northern dry zone of Sri Lanka.[1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Laubuka lankensis" in FishBase. April 2015 version.


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