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Wikipedia / Boraras

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.

Species

There are currently six valid species:

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Species

Common name

Boraras brigittae

(D. Vogt, 1978)

Chili rasbora, mosquito rasbora

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

Conway & Kottelat, 2011

Strawberry rasbora

Boraras urophthalmoides

(Kottelat, 1991)

Least rasbora, exclamation point rasbora

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