varuna, Laubuca Pethiyagoda [R.], Kottelat [M.], Silva [A.], Maduwage [K.] & Meegaskumbura [M.] 2008:17, Figs. 9-10 [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 19 (no. 1); ref. 29714] Wak-Oya at Kahahena (near Waga), 6°54'N, 80°07'E, Sri Lanka, elevation 150 meters. Holotype: WHT 7535. Paratypes: WHT 1607 (3), 1654 (4), 7529 (2), 7534 (4), 7615 (3). Plus WHT 7610 (2, c&s). •Valid as Laubuca varuna Pethiyagoda, Kottelat, Silva, Maduwage & Meegaskumbura 2008 -- (Kulabtong et al. 2012:93 [ref. 32008]. •Valid as Laubuka varuna Pethiyagoda, Kottelat, Silva, Maduwage & Meegaskumbura 2008 -- Lalramliana et al. 2017:269 [ref. 35204], Kullander et al. 2018:109 [ref. 35843], Sudasinghe et al. 2020:[16] [ref. 37590]). Current status: Valid as Laubuka varuna Pethiyagoda, Kottelat, Silva, Maduwage & Meegaskumbura 2008. Danionidae: Danioninae. Distribution: Rainforest streams in southern and western foothills of Sri Lanka. Habitat: freshwater.