Boraras
| Boraras | |
|---|---|
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| Chili rasbora, (Boraras brigittae) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Danionidae |
| Subfamily: | Rasborinae |
| Genus: | Boraras Kottelat & Vidthayanon, 1993[1][2] |
| Type species | |
| Boraras micros Kottelat & Vidthayanon, 1993[2]
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| Species | |
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6, see text. | |
Boraras is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the subfamily Rasborinae - the Rasbora, which along with sister subfamily Danioninae (Danio, Devario, Microdevario) comprise the family Danionidae, group popular among freshwater aquarium hobbyists.
The fish in this genus are found in Asia.[3]
Species
There are currently six valid species:[4][3]
| Image | Species | Common name |
|---|---|---|
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Boraras brigittae
(D. Vogt, 1978) |
Chili rasbora, mosquito rasbora |
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Boraras maculatus
(Duncker, 1904) |
Dwarf rasbora, spotted rasbora |
|
Boraras merah
(Kottelat, 1991) |
Phoenix rasbora |
| Boraras micros
Kottelat & Vidthayanon, 1993 |
Three-spotted dwarf rasbora | |
|
Boraras naevus | Strawberry rasbora |
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Boraras urophthalmoides
(Kottelat, 1991) |
Least rasbora, exclamation point rasbora |
References
- ^ Bailly, Nicolas (2014). "Boraras Kottelat & Vidthayanon, 1993". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ a b Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Rasvborinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
- ^ a b Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Boraras". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Boraras". FishBase. August 2011 version.
- ^ KEVIN W. CONWAY; MAURICE KOTTELAT (24 August 2011). "Boraras naevus, a new species of miniature and sexually dichromatic freshwater fish from peninsular Thailand (Ostariophysi: Cyprinidae)". Zootaxa. 3002 (1): 45. doi:10.11646/ZOOTAXA.3002.1.4. ISSN 1175-5334. Wikidata Q97567360.