''Trigonostigma'' is a genus of small
cyprinid
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fish found in
Southeast Asia
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. These social, colorful
freshwater fish
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are often kept in
aquariums.
Species
There are currently four recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Trigonostigma espei''
( Meinken, 1967) (Lambchop rasbora)
* ''
Trigonostigma hengeli''
( Meinken, 1956) (Glowlight rasbora)
* ''
Trigonostigma heteromorpha''
( Duncker, 1904) (Harlequin rasbora)
* ''
Trigonostigma somphongsi''
( Meinken, 1958) (Somphongs's rasbora)
* ''
Trigonostigma truncata''
(Tan
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, 2020)
References
Taxa named by Maurice Kottelat
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