Laubuka fasciata is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to river systems in Kerala, India.[2][3] It is known as Malabar Hatchet Chela.[4] The fish was first discovered in 1958 in the Anamalai streams by the Keralite fish scientist Eric Godwin Silas.[5] The species was named Fasciata because of it shiny stripe on the body.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Danioninae |
| Genus: | Laubuka |
| Species: | L. fasciata
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| Laubuka fasciata (Silas, 1958)
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References
edit- ^ Raghavan, R. & Ali, A. (2011). "Laubuca fasciata". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011. IUCN: e.T172501A6904678. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T172501A6904678.en. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- ^ "Laubuka fasciata – Malabar Hatchet Chela (Chela fasciata, Laubuca fasciata) — Seriously Fish". Retrieved 2021-08-19.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Laubuka fasciata". FishBase. April 2015 version.
- ^ Assessment), Rajeev Raghavan (Western Ghats Freshwater Species; Assessment), Anvar Ali (Western Ghats Freshwater Species (2010-06-28). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Laubuka fasciata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
- ^ "Laubuca fasciata (Silas, 1958)". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
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