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''Rasbora'' is a
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Cyprinidae. They are native to freshwater habitats in South and akistan_[Southeast_Asia,_as_well_as_southeast_China._A_single_species,_''R._gerlachi'',_is_only_known_from_an_old_Zoological_specimen.html" "title="outheast_Asia.html" ;"title="akistan [Southeast Asia">akistan [Southeast Asia, as well as southeast China. A single species, ''R. gerlachi'', is only known from an old Zoological specimen">specimen Specimen may refer to: Science and technology * Sample (material), a limited quantity of something which is intended to be similar to and represent a larger amount * Biological specimen or biospecimen, an organic specimen held by a biorepository ...
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. Several species are regularly kept in aquariums. As a common English name, "rasbora" is used for many species in the genus ''Rasbora'', as well as several species in genera ''
Brevibora ''Brevibora'' is a genus of cyprinid freshwater fish native to Southeast Asia. They are small, no more than in standard length, and restricted to acidic blackwater rivers, streams and peat swamp lakes in the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Born ...
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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 ...
'', '' Megarasbora'', ''
Metzia ''Metzia'' is a genus of cyprinid fish that is found in eastern Asia. The genus is named in honor of the American ichthyologist Charles William Metz of Stanford University. Species There are currently 8 recognized species in this genus: * ''Metz ...
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Microdevario ''Microdevario'' is a small genus of danionin cyprinids. It was recently described to include species previously in the genus '' Microrasbora''. 2009. Molecular phylogenetic interrelationships of the south Asian cyprinid genera ''Danio'', ''Deva ...
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Microrasbora ''Microrasbora'' is a genus of small fishes. The generic name means "small Rasbora", however these are more closely related to the danios than rasboras. They inhabit freshwater in Myanmar and Yunnan, China. Taxonomy ''Microrasbora'', until rec ...
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Rasboroides ''Rasboroides'' is a genus of small cyprinid fishes endemism, endemic to Sri Lanka. They are found in small, slow-flowing and shaded streams in the southwestern part of the island. They are essentially restricted to lowlands, although one Introdu ...
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Rasbosoma ''Rasbosoma'' is a genus of cyprinid fish found in the Mekong River, Mekong Basin of Southeast Asia (Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand). The genus contains only one species, the dwarf scissortail rasbora or ''Rasbosoma spilocerca''. They are small fis ...
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Sawbwa Chao-Pha (; Tai Ahom: 𑜋𑜧𑜨 𑜇𑜡, th, เจ้าฟ้า}, shn, ၸဝ်ႈၾႃႉ, translit=Jao3 Fa5 Jao3 Fa5, my, စော်ဘွား ''Sawbwa,'' ) was a royal title used by the hereditary rulers of the Tai peoples of ...
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Trigonopoma ''Trigonopoma'' is a genus of cyprinid fish found in Southeast Asia. There are two described species in this genus. Species * '' Trigonopoma gracile'' (Kottelat Maurice Kottelat (born 16 July 1957 in Delémont, SwitzerlandTrigonostigma ''Trigonostigma'' is a genus of small cyprinid fish found in Southeast Asia. These social, colorful freshwater fish are often kept in aquariums. Species There are currently four recognized species in this genus: * '' Trigonostigma espei'' ( Mei ...
''. Some of these related genera were included in the genus ''Rasbora'' in the past. In a 2007 analysis, ''Rasbora'' was found to not be a monophyletic assemblage. However ''Boraras'' and ''Trigonostigma'' were determined to be monophyletic.Mayden, R.L., Tang, K.L., Conway, K.W., Freyhof, J., Chamberlain, S., Haskins, M., Schneider, L., Sudkamp, M., Wood, R.M., Agnew, M., Bufalino, A., Sulaiman, Z., Miya, M., Saitoh, K. & He, S. (2007)
Phylogenetic relationships of ''Danio'' within the order Cypriniformes: a framework for comparative and evolutionary studies of a model species.
''Journal of Experimental Zoology, Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution, 308 (5): 642-654.''


Species

According to FishBase, 84 recognized species are in this genus. This differs to some extent from the treatment by
Catalog of Fishes Catalog of Fishes is a comprehensive on-line database and reference work on the scientific names of fish species and genera. It is global in its scope and is hosted by the California Academy of Sciences. It has been compiled and is continuously u ...
, where some of these are regarded as junior synonyms and a few others (not listed below) are recognized as valid species. * ''
Rasbora adisi ''Rasbora'' is a genus of fish in the family (biology), family Cyprinidae. They are native to freshwater habitats in South Asia, South and akistan_[Southeast_Asia,_as_well_as_southeast_China._A_single_species,_''R._gerlachi'',_is_only_known_fro_...
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'' *''Rasbora amplistriga'' Maurice Kottelat">Kottelat Maurice Kottelat (born 16 July 1957 in Delémont, SwitzerlandC ...
, 2000
* ''Rasbora api'' Lumbantobing, 2010Lumbantobing, D.N. (2010)
Four New Species of the ''Rasbora trifasciata''-Group (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from Northwestern Sumatra, Indonesia.
''Copeia, 2010 (4): 644-670.''
* '' Rasbora aprotaenia'' C. L. Hubbs & Brittan, 1954 * '' Rasbora argyrotaenia'' ( Bleeker, 1849) (Silver rasbora) * '' Rasbora armitagei'' N. K. A. Silva, Maduwage & Pethiyagoda, 2010Silva, A., Maduwage, K. & Pethiyagoda, R. (2010)
A review of the genus ''Rasbora'' in Sri Lanka, with description of two new species (Teleostei: Cyprinidae).
''Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 21 (1): 27-50.''
* '' Rasbora arundinata'' Lumbantobing, 2014Lumbantobing, D.N. (2014)
Four new species of ''Rasbora'' of the Sumatrana group (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from northern Sumatra, Indonesia.
''Zootaxa, 3764 (1): 1–25.''
* '' Rasbora ataenia'' Plamoottil, 2016Plamoottil, M. (2016): ''Rasbora ataenia'', a new freshwater fish from Kerala, India. ''International Journal of Innovative Studies in Aquatic Biology and Fisheries, 2 (5): 20-24.'' * '' Rasbora atranus''
Kottelat Maurice Kottelat (born 16 July 1957 in Delémont, SwitzerlandC ...
& H. H. Tan, 2011
Kottelat, M. & Tan, H.H. (2011)
''Rasbora atranus'', a new species of fish from central Borneo (Teleostei: Cyprinidae).
''Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 22 (3): 215-220.''
* '' Rasbora atridorsalis''
Kottelat Maurice Kottelat (born 16 July 1957 in Delémont, SwitzerlandC ...
& X. L. Chu, 1988
* '' Rasbora aurotaenia'' Tirant, 1885 (Pale rasbora) * '' Rasbora baliensis'' C. L. Hubbs & Brittan, 1954 * '' Rasbora bankanensis'' ( Bleeker, 1853) * '' Rasbora bindumatoga'' Lumbantobing, 2014 * '' Rasbora borapetensis'' H. M. Smith, 1934 (Blackline rasbora) * '' Rasbora borneensis'' Bleeker, 1860 * '' Rasbora bunguranensis'' Brittan, 1951 * '' Rasbora caudimaculata'' Volz, 1903 (Greater scissortail) * '' Rasbora cephalotaenia'' ( Bleeker, 1852) * '' Rasbora chrysotaenia'' C. G. E. Ahl, 1937 (Goldstripe rasbora) * '' Rasbora cryptica''
Kottelat Maurice Kottelat (born 16 July 1957 in Delémont, SwitzerlandC ...
& H. H. Tan, 2012
Kottelat, M. & Tan, H.H. (2012)
''Rasbora cryptica'', a new species of fish from Sarawak, Borneo (Teleostei: Cyprinidae).
''Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 23 (1): 37-44.''
* '' Rasbora dandia'' (
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, 1844)
* '' Rasbora daniconius'' ( F. Hamilton, 1822) (Slender rasbora) * '' Rasbora dies''
Kottelat Maurice Kottelat (born 16 July 1957 in Delémont, SwitzerlandC ...
, 2008
* '' Rasbora dorsinotata''
Kottelat Maurice Kottelat (born 16 July 1957 in Delémont, SwitzerlandC ...
, 1988
* '' Rasbora dusonensis'' ( Bleeker, 1850) (Rosefin rasbora) * '' Rasbora einthovenii'' ( Bleeker, 1851) (Brilliant rasbora) * '' Rasbora elegans'' Volz, 1903 (Twospot rasbora) * '' Rasbora ennealepis'' T. R. Roberts, 1989 * '' Rasbora everetti'' Boulenger, 1895Liao, T.Y., Kullander, S.O. & Fang, F. (2010)
Phylogenetic analysis of the genus ''Rasbora'' (Teleostei: Cyprinidae).
''Zoologica Scripta, 39 (2): 155–176.''
* '' Rasbora gerlachi'' C. G. E. Ahl, 1928 * '' Rasbora haru'' Lumbantobing, 2014 * '' Rasbora hobelmani''
Kottelat Maurice Kottelat (born 16 July 1957 in Delémont, SwitzerlandC ...
, 1984
(Kottelat rasbora) * '' Rasbora hosii'' Boulenger, 1895 * '' Rasbora hubbsi'' Brittan, 1954 * '' Rasbora jacobsoni'' M. C. W. Weber & de Beaufort, 1916 * '' Rasbora johannae'' Siebert & Guiry, 1996 * '' Rasbora kalbarensis''
Kottelat Maurice Kottelat (born 16 July 1957 in Delémont, SwitzerlandC ...
, 1991
(Kalbar rasbora) * '' Rasbora kalochroma'' ( Bleeker, 1851) (Clown rasbora) * '' Rasbora kluetensis'' Lumbantobing, 2010 * '' Rasbora kobonensis'' B. L. Chaudhuri, 1913 * ''
Rasbora kottelati ''Rasbora kottelati'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus '' Rasbora''. It is found in northwestern Borneo. Etymology The fish is named in honor of Swiss ichthyologist Maurice Kottelat Maurice Kottelat (born 16 July 1957 in Delémont, ...
'' K. K. P. Lim, 1995 * '' Rasbora labiosa'' Mukerji, 1935 * '' Rasbora lacrimula'' Hadiaty &
Kottelat Maurice Kottelat (born 16 July 1957 in Delémont, SwitzerlandC ...
, 2009
* '' Rasbora lateristriata'' ( Bleeker, 1854) (Yellow rasbora) * '' Rasbora laticlavia'' Siebert & P. J. Richardson, 1997 * '' Rasbora leptosoma'' ( Bleeker, 1855) (Copperstripe rasbora) * '' Rasbora maninjau'' Lumbantobing, 2014 * '' Rasbora marinae'' H. H. Tan &
Kottelat Maurice Kottelat (born 16 July 1957 in Delémont, SwitzerlandC ...
, 2020
Tan, Heok H. & Maurice Kottelat. 2020. Rasbora marinae, a new species of cyprinid fish from northwestern Borneo (Teleostei: Danionidae). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 68: 750-758. * '' Rasbora meinkeni'' de Beaufort, 1931 * '' Rasbora myersi'' Brittan, 1954 * '' Rasbora naggsi'' N. K. A. Silva, Maduwage & Pethiyagoda, 2010 * '' Rasbora nematotaenia'' C. L. Hubbs & Brittan, 1954 * '' Rasbora nodulosa'' Lumbantobing, 2010 * '' Rasbora notura''
Kottelat Maurice Kottelat (born 16 July 1957 in Delémont, SwitzerlandC ...
, 2005
* '' Rasbora ornata'' Vishwanath & Laisram, 2005 * '' Rasbora patrickyapi'' H. H. Tan, 2009 * '' Rasbora paucisqualis'' C. G. E. Ahl, 1935 (Largescaled rasbora) * '' Rasbora paviana'' Tirant, 1885 (Sidestripe rasbora) * '' Rasbora philippina'' Günther, 1880 (Mindanao rasbora) * '' Rasbora rasbora'' ( F. Hamilton, 1822) (Gangetic scissortail rasbora) * '' Rasbora reticulata'' M. C. W. Weber & de Beaufort, 1915 * '' Rasbora rheophila''
Kottelat Maurice Kottelat (born 16 July 1957 in Delémont, SwitzerlandC ...
, 2012
Kottelat, M. (2012)
''Rasbora rheophila'', a new species of fish from northern Borneo (Teleostei: Cyprinidae).
''Revue Suisse de Zoologie, 119 (1): 77-87.''
* '' Rasbora rubrodorsalis'' Donoso-Büchner & J. Schmidt, 1997 * '' Rasbora rutteni'' M. C. W. Weber & de Beaufort, 1916 * '' Rasbora sarawakensis'' Brittan, 1951 * '' Rasbora semilineata'' M. C. W. Weber & de Beaufort, 1916 * '' Rasbora septentrionalis''
Kottelat Maurice Kottelat (born 16 July 1957 in Delémont, SwitzerlandC ...
, 2000
* '' Rasbora spilotaenia'' C. L. Hubbs & Brittan, 1954 * '' Rasbora steineri''
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& C. H. Pope, 1927
(Chinese rasbora) * '' Rasbora subtilis'' T. R. Roberts, 1989 * '' Rasbora sumatrana'' ( Bleeker, 1852) * '' Rasbora tawarensis'' M. C. W. Weber & de Beaufort, 1916 * '' Rasbora taytayensis'' Herre, 1924 * '' Rasbora tobana'' C. G. E. Ahl, 1934 * '' Rasbora tornieri'' C. G. E. Ahl, 1922 (Yellowtail rasbora) * '' Rasbora trifasciata'' Popta, 1905 * '' Rasbora trilineata'' Steindachner, 1870 (Three-lined rasbora) * '' Rasbora truncata'' Lumbantobing, 2010 * '' Rasbora tubbi'' Brittan, 1954 * '' Rasbora tuberculata''
Kottelat Maurice Kottelat (born 16 July 1957 in Delémont, SwitzerlandC ...
, 1995
* '' Rasbora vaillantii'' Popta, 1905 * '' Rasbora vietnamensis'' Vasil'eva & Vasil'ev, 2013 * '' Rasbora volzii'' Popta, 1905 * '' Rasbora vulcanus'' H. H. Tan, 1999 * '' Rasbora vulgaris'' Duncker, 1904 (Black-tip rasbora) * '' Rasbora wilpita''
Kottelat Maurice Kottelat (born 16 July 1957 in Delémont, SwitzerlandC ...
& Pethiyagoda, 1991
(Wilpita rasbora)


References

{{taxonbar, from=Q131891 Danios Fish of Southeast Asia Freshwater fish genera Taxa named by Pieter Bleeker