''Boraras merah'' is a species of
ray-finned fish
Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fishes, is a class of bony fish. They comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species.
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in the genus ''
Boraras
''Boraras'' is a small genus of Asian cyprinid fishes.
Species
* ''Boraras brigittae'' (Dieter Vogt, D. Vogt, 1978) (Chili rasbora, Mosquito rasbora)
* ''Boraras maculatus'' (Paul Georg Egmont Duncker, Duncker, 1904) (Dwarf rasbora)
* ''Borar ...
'', 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
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(a generic term for the group that includes this species), highlighting the reversal of the ratio of abdominal and caudal vertebrae in this species.
''Merah'' is the Indonesian language">Indonesian word for red due to its body colour.
It is found in southern and western Borneo where it inhabits freshwater streams and rivers with a high peat content.