''Brevibora'' is a genus of

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freshwater fish native to

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. They are small, no more than in standard length, and restricted to acidic blackwater rivers, streams and

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lakes in the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and

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.Liao, T.-Y. & Tan, H.H. (2014): ''Brevibora exilis'', a new rasborin fish from Borneo (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). ''Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 24 (3)

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209-215.''

Species

There are currently 3 recognized species in this genus: * '' Brevibora cheeya'' T. Y. Liao & H. H. Tan, 2011 * '' Brevibora exilis'' T. Y. Liao & H. H. Tan, 2014 * '' Brevibora dorsiocellata'' Duncker, 1904 (Eyespot rasbora)

References

Fish of Asia Taxa named by Sven O. Kullander Freshwater fish genera {{Labeoninae-stub