Laubuka laubuca (Hamilton, 1822)
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
The Indian glass barb (Laubuka laubuca) is a species of cyprinid fish in the family Cyprinidae found in Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Nepal and Indonesia. It has also been reported from the Mekong and Chao Phraya.
Wikipedia contributors, Indian glass barb; 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 laubuca (Hamilton, 1822)
- Name authority
- (Hamilton, 1822)
- 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 laubuca (Hamilton, 1822)
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 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 fasciata (Silas, 1958) | 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 |
|---|---|
| Danio menoni Barman, 1986 Barman, 1986 | synonym |
| Chela huae (Tirant, 1883) (Tirant, 1883) | synonym |
| Perilampus fulvescens Blyth, 1860 Blyth, 1860 | synonym |
| Perilampus laubuca (Hamilton, 1822) (Hamilton, 1822) | synonym |
| Clupea huae Tirant, 1883 Tirant, 1883 | synonym |
| Cyprinus laubuca Hamilton, 1822 Hamilton, 1822 | synonym |
| Laubuca guttatus (McClelland, 1839) (McClelland, 1839) | synonym |
| Laubuca laubuca (Hamilton, 1822) (Hamilton, 1822) | synonym |
| Chela labauca (Hamilton, 1822) (Hamilton, 1822) | synonym |
| Chela labuca (Hamilton, 1822) (Hamilton, 1822) | synonym |
| Chela laubuca (Hamilton, 1822) (Hamilton, 1822) | synonym |
| Leuciscus laubuca (Hamilton, 1822) (Hamilton, 1822) | synonym |
| Perilampus guttatus McClelland, 1839 McClelland, 1839 | 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=1011905 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:3SM75. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.