''Laubuka'' is a

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of freshwater

ray-finned fish Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fish or actinopterygians, is a class of bony fish that comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species. They are so called because of their lightly built fins made of webbings of sk ...

belonging to the

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Danionidae The danionins are a group of small, minnow-type fish belonging to the family Danionidae. Species of this group are in the genera clades ''Danio'' and '' Devario'' (which also includes ''Chela'', ''Laubuka'', ''Microdevario'', and ''Microrasbora ...

. The fishes in this genus are found in

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and

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Species

These are the currently recognized species in this genus: * ''

Laubuka caeruleostigmata The leaping barb or flying minnow (''Laubuka caeruleostigmata''), is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to family Danionidae. This fish is found in the Mekong and the Chao Phraya The Chao Phraya River is the major river in Tha ...

'' H. M. Smith, 1931 (Leaping barb) * '' Laubuka fasciata'' (

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1958) * ''

Laubuka hema ''Laubuka'' is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Danionidae. The fishes in this genus are found in South and Southeast Asia. Species These are the currently recognized species in this genus: * ''Laubuka caeruleosti ...

'' Sudasinghe, Pethiyagoda & Meegaskumbura, 2020 * ''

Laubuka khujairokensis ''Laubuka khujairokensis'' is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Danionidae. This species is known to occur only in the Khujairok Stream, a tributary of the Yu River, at Moreh, near the border between Manipur ...

'' ( L. Arunkumar, 2000) * ''

Laubuka lankensis ''Laubuka lankensis'', also known as the Sri Lanka blue laubuca, is a is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to family Danionidae. This species is endemic to Sri Lanka. It is a freshwater species widely distributed throughout the lo ...

'' ( Deraniyagala, 1960) * ''

Laubuka latens ''Laubuka'' is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Danionidae. The fishes in this genus are found in South and Southeast Asia. Species These are the currently recognized species in this genus: * '' Laubuka caeruleost ...

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Laubuka laubuca 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 The ...

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Laubuka parafasciata ''Laubuka'' is a genus of freshwater Actinopterygii, ray-finned fish belonging to the Family (biology), family Danionidae. The fishes in this genus are found in South Asia, South and Southeast Asia. Species These are the currently recognized spe ...

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Laubuka siamensis ''Laubuka siamensis'' iis a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to family Danionidae. This species is endemic to Thailand Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 19 ...

'' Fowler, 1939 * '' Laubuka tenella'' Kullander, Rahman, Norén & Mollah, 2018 * ''

Laubuka trevori ''Laubuka trevori'' is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to family Danionidae. It was described in 2015 from specimens collected in the Cauvery River and its tributaries in the Western Ghats of India. This species and '' Laubuka ...

'' Knight, 2015 * '' Laubuka varuna'' Pethiyagoda, Kottelat,

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References

Fish of Asia Cyprinidae genera {{Danioninae-stub