''Rasbora'' is a
genus
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of
fish
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in the
family
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Cyprinidae
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.
They are native to freshwater habitats in
South
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Etymology
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and
akistan_[Southeast_Asia,_as_well_as_southeast_China.
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[ A single species, ''R. gerlachi'', is only known from an old Zoological specimen">specimen
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that reputedly originated from Africa (Cameroon), but this locality is considered doubtful. They are small, up to long, although most species do not surpass and many have a dark horizontal stripe.