Rasbora taytayensis Herre, 1924

Family:  Danionidae (Danios), subfamily: Rasborinae
Max. size:  5 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  Asia: Taytay, Palawan, Philippines.
Diagnosis:   
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 09 September 2020 (B1ab(iii)) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:  Described from six spawning females, collected in 1913 from a pool in the bed of a dry stream, on the trail between Taytay and Malampaya Sound, Palawan. Also collected from a creek near Taytay at the same time (Ref. 2929).


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