Laubuka fasciata (Silas, 1958)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Laubuka fasciata is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to family Danionidae. This species is endemic to river systems in Kerala, India. It is known as Malabar Hatchet Chela. The fish was first discovered in 1958 in the Anamalai streams by the Keralite fish scientist Eric Godwin Silas. The species was named Fasciata because of it shiny stripe on the body.
Wikipedia contributors, Laubuka fasciata; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:00:10.626342+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Laubuka fasciata (Silas, 1958)
- Name authority
- (Silas, 1958)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Genus
- Laubuka
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCypriniformes
- familyCyprinidae Rafinesque, 1815
- subfamilyDanioninae Bleeker, 1863
- genusLaubuka Bleeker, 1859
- speciesLaubuka fasciata (Silas, 1958)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Laubuka. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Laubuka laubuca (Hamilton, 1822) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Laubuka siamensis Fowler, 1939 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Laubuka latens Knight, 2015 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Laubuka tenella Kullander, Rahman, Norén & Mollah, 2018 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Laubuka hema Sudasinghe, Pethiyagoda & Meegaskumbura, 2020 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Laubuka myitthaensis Htay & Chen, 2025 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Laubuka brahmaputraensis Kulabtong, Suksri & Nonpayom, 2012 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Laubuka caeruleostigmata Smith, 1931 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Laubuka insularis Pethiyagoda, Kottelat, Silva, Maduwage & Meegaskumbura, 2008 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Laubuka lankensis (Deraniyagala, 1960) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Laubuka ruhuna Pethiyagoda, Kottelat, Silva, Maduwage & Meegaskumbura, 2008 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Laubuka varuna Pethiyagoda, Kottelat, Silva, Maduwage & Meegaskumbura, 2008 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Laubuca fasciata (Silas, 1958) (Silas, 1958) | synonym |
| Chela fasciata Silas, 1958 Silas, 1958 | synonym |
| Chela fasciatus Silas, 1958 Silas, 1958 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1013930 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3SM72. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.