''Boraras'' is a small genus of
Asia
Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subcontinent of Eurasia, which shares the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with Africa. Asia covers an area ...
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cyprinid
Cyprinidae is a family of freshwater fish commonly called the carp or minnow family. It includes the carps, the true minnows, and relatives like the barbs and barbels. Cyprinidae is the largest and most diverse fish family and the largest verte ...
fishes.
Species
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Boraras brigittae
''Boraras brigittae'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Boraras'', also known as chili rasboras or mosquito rasboras, are a very small species of fishes native to the swamps of South West Borneo, Indonesia
Indonesia, officiall ...
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( D. Vogt, 1978) (Chili rasbora, Mosquito rasbora)
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Boraras maculatus
The dwarf rasbora (''Boraras maculatus'') is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Boraras
''Boraras'' is a small genus of Asian cyprinid fishes.
Species
* ''Boraras brigittae'' (Dieter Vogt, D. Vogt, 1978) (Chili rasbora, Mosquito r ...
''
( Duncker, 1904) (Dwarf rasbora)
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Boraras merah
''Boraras merah'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Boraras'', also known as Phoenix rasbora. It is between 15 and 20mm long with a red base colour to the body.
Etymology
''Boraras'' is an anagram of Rasbora
''Rasbora'' is a gen ...
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(Kottelat
Maurice Kottelat (born 16 July 1957 in Delémont, Switzerland[C ...](_blank)
, 1991) (Phoenix rasbora)
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Boraras micros
The three-spotted dwarf minnow (''Boraras micros'') is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Boraras
''Boraras'' is a small genus of Asian cyprinid fishes.
Species
* ''Boraras brigittae'' (Dieter Vogt, D. Vogt, 1978) (Chili rasbora, ...
''
Kottelat
Maurice Kottelat (born 16 July 1957 in Delémont, Switzerland[C ...](_blank)
& Vidthayanon, 1993
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Boraras naevus
''Boraras naevus'' is a fish in the family Cyprinidae endemic to Thailand. Its locations include swampy areas north of Surat Thani
Surat Thani ( th, สุราษฎร์ธานี, ) is a city in Amphoe Mueang Surat Thani, Surat T ...
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Conway & Kottelat
Maurice Kottelat (born 16 July 1957 in Delémont, Switzerland[C ...](_blank)
, 2011 (Strawberry rasbora)
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Boraras urophthalmoides
The least rasbora or exclamation point rasbora (''Boraras urophthalmoides'') is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Boraras
''Boraras'' is a small genus of Asian cyprinid fishes.
Species
* ''Boraras brigittae'' (Dieter Vogt, D. Vo ...
''
(Kottelat
Maurice Kottelat (born 16 July 1957 in Delémont, Switzerland[C ...](_blank)
, 1991) (Least rasbora, Exclamation point rasbora)
References
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* ; 2011: ''Boraras naevus'', a new species of miniature and sexually dichromatic freshwater fish from peninsular Thailand (Ostariophysi: Cyprinidae). ''Zootaxa'', 3002: 45–51
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Fish of Asia
Taxa named by Maurice Kottelat
Freshwater fish genera
Taxa named by Chavalit Vidthayanon
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