''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 are ...
n
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 ...
fishes.
Species
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Boraras brigittae''
( D. Vogt, 1978) (Chili rasbora, Mosquito rasbora)
* ''
Boraras maculatus''
( Duncker, 1904) (Dwarf rasbora)
* ''
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_(a_generic_term_for_t ...
''
(Kottelat
Maurice Kottelat (born 16 July 1957 in Delémont, Switzerland[Co ...](_blank)
, 1991) (Phoenix rasbora)
* ''
Boraras micros''
Kottelat
Maurice Kottelat (born 16 July 1957 in Delémont, Switzerland[Co ...](_blank)
& Vidthayanon, 1993
* ''
Boraras naevus
''Boraras naevus'' is a fish in the family Cyprinidae endemic to Thailand. Its locations include swampy areas north of Surat Thani, the Tapi River drainage (located on the Gulf of Thailand), and the Andaman Sea slope of the Malay Peninsula n ...
''
Conway & Kottelat
Maurice Kottelat (born 16 July 1957 in Delémont, Switzerland[Co ...](_blank)
, 2011 (Strawberry rasbora)
* ''
Boraras urophthalmoides''
(Kottelat
Maurice Kottelat (born 16 July 1957 in Delémont, Switzerland[Co ...](_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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External links
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Fish of Asia
Taxa named by Maurice Kottelat
Freshwater fish genera
Taxa named by Chavalit Vidthayanon
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