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Slender barb

Rasbora daniconius (Hamilton, 1822)

Status not recordedbony fish

The slender barb (Rasbora daniconius) is a species in the family Cyprinidae, order Cypriniformes.

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Quick facts about the slender barb

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the slender barb live?

Not recorded

Is the slender barb endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the slender barb classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCypriniformes
  5. familyCyprinidae
  6. genusRasbora
  7. SpeciesRasbora daniconius (Hamilton, 1822)

Synonyms Cyprinus anjana, Cyprinus daniconius, Leuciscus anjana, Leuciscus daniconius, Leuciscus flavus, Leuciscus lateralis, Leuciscus malabaricus, Leuciscus xanthogrammae, Leuciscus xanthogramme, Opsarius anjana, Opsarius daniconius, Parluciosoma daniconius, Rasbora daniconius daniconius, Rasbora daviconius, Rasbora malabarica, Rasbora neilgherriensis, Rasbora palustris, Rasbora woolaree, Rasbora zanzibarensis

Other names and names in other languages (28)
  • Blackline rasboraEnglish
  • Common rasboraEnglish
  • Slender rasboraEnglish
  • Striped rasboraEnglish
  • DarkinaBangla
  • Rasbora StihlaCzech
  • Guldstreget RasboraDanish
  • SchlankbärblingGerman
  • SinijuovarasboraFinnish
  • スレンダーラスボラJapanese
  • Trey Changwa ChhnohtKhmer
  • GolaiKannada
  • Dondai GanaMarathi
  • Nga-zin-byunBurmese
  • DeduaNepali
  • JiloOdia
  • Razbora SmuklaPolish
  • Rasbora-esbeltaPortuguese
  • расбора индийскаяRussian
  • ஒவரிக் கென்டைTamil
  • ปลาซิวควายพม่าThai
  • Razbora PodelnopruhaCzech
  • Sortstreget RasboraDanish
  • DaniconiusNepali
  • DehraNepali
  • Indiyskaya RasboraRussian
  • Ovaree KendaiTamil
  • ปลาซิวควายแถบดำThai

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the slender barb

Other species in the same genus Rasbora.

Scissortail

Rasbora trilineata

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the slender barb?

The slender barb (Rasbora daniconius) belongs to the family Cyprinidae in the order Cypriniformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Slender barb (Rasbora daniconius). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/rasbora-daniconius

MLA

“Slender barb (Rasbora daniconius).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/rasbora-daniconius.

BibTeX
@misc{rasbora_daniconius_2026,
  title = {Slender barb (Rasbora daniconius)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/rasbora-daniconius},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}