Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Vateria Flower Rasbora (Rasboroides vaterifloris), recorded as Endangered
Vateria Flower Rasbora (Rasboroides vaterifloris). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Vateria Flower Rasbora

Rasboroides vaterifloris

Vateria Flower Rasbora, known as the pearly rasbora, vateria flower rasbora or fire rasbora, is a freshwater cyprinid fish endemic to Sri Lanka.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Rasboroides vaterifloris
Taxonomy
Cypriniformes · Cyprinidae · Rasboroides

The minnow

This species can reach a length of 4 centimetres (1.6 in) TL.

Range and habitat

Vateria Flower Rasbora, known as the pearly rasbora, vateria flower rasbora or fire rasbora, is a freshwater cyprinid fish endemic to Sri Lanka. It can be found in the shallow waters of shaded, slow-flowing clear streams with a silt substrate. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

Diet

Its diet consists of detritus and terrestrial insects.

In crisis

Although this expands its range in the Kalu River basin, R. Vaterifloris is more threatened than the relatively widespread R. Pallidus.

Vateria Flower Rasbora is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Vateria Flower Rasbora, Wikidata item Q768838. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Vateria Flower Rasbora?
Vateria Flower Rasbora is a minnow in the family Cyprinidae (order Cypriniformes) — Rasboroides vaterifloris.
What is the conservation status of Vateria Flower Rasbora?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Rasboroides vaterifloris. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Vateria Flower Rasbora live?
A study in 2013 found that it was restricted to the Kalu River basin, with related species inhabiting other basins.
Why is Vateria Flower Rasbora in crisis?
Although this expands its range in the Kalu River basin, R. Vaterifloris is more threatened than the relatively widespread R. Pallidus.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Rasboroides vaterifloris?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Vateria Flower Rasbora a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.