Biology:Boraras
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Boraras is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the subfamily Rasborinae - the Rasbora, which along with sister subfamily Danioninae (Danio, Devario, Microdevario) comprise the family Danionidae, group popular among freshwater aquarium hobbyists.
The fish in this genus are found in Asia.[1]
Species
There are currently six valid species:[2][1]
| Image | Species | Common name |
|---|---|---|
| frameless | Boraras brigittae
(D. Vogt, 1978) |
Chili rasbora, mosquito rasbora |
| frameless | Boraras maculatus
(Duncker, 1904) |
Dwarf rasbora, spotted rasbora |
| frameless | Boraras merah
(Kottelat, 1991) |
Phoenix rasbora |
| Boraras micros
Kottelat & Vidthayanon, 1993 |
Three-spotted dwarf rasbora | |
| frameless | Boraras naevus
Conway & Kottelat, 2011[3] |
Strawberry rasbora |
| frameless | Boraras urophthalmoides
(Kottelat, 1991) |
Least rasbora, exclamation point rasbora |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Species in the genus Boraras". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?tbl=species&genus=Boraras.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Boraras in FishBase. August 2011 version.
- ↑ , Wikidata Q97567360
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Wikispecies has information related to Boraras |
Wikidata ☰ Q135496 entry
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