Rasbora
| Rasbora | |
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| Silver rasbora (Rasbora argyrotaenia) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Danionidae |
| Subfamily: | Rasborinae |
| Genus: | Rasbora Bleeker, 1859 |
| Type species | |
| Rasbora cephalotaenia Bleeker, 1852
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| Species | |
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over 80, see text | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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A rasbora is any fish in the genus Rasbora. Part of the Cyprinidae family, these small fishes are found in freshwater areas in Southeast Asia.
Species
There are 84 species:
- Rasbora adisi Sudasinghe, Pethiyagoda, Hettiarachchige, Ranasinghe, Raghavan, Dahanukar & Meegaskumbura, 2020
- Rasbora amplistriga Kottelat, 2000
- Rasbora api Lumbantobing, 2010
- Rasbora aprotaenia C. L. Hubbs & Brittan, 1954
- Rasbora argyrotaenia (Bleeker, 1849) (Silver rasbora)
- Rasbora armitagei N. K. A. Silva, Maduwage & Pethiyagoda, 2010
- Rasbora arundinata Lumbantobing, 2014
- Rasbora ataenia Plamoottil, 2016
- Rasbora atranus Kottelat & H. H. Tan, 2011
- Rasbora atridorsalis Kottelat & X. L. Chu, 1988
- Rasbora aurotaenia Tirant, 1885 (Pale rasbora)
- Rasbora baliensis C. L. Hubbs & Brittan, 1954
- Rasbora bankanensis (Bleeker, 1853)
- Rasbora bindumatoga Lumbantobing, 2014
- Rasbora borapetensis H. M. Smith, 1934 (Blackline rasbora)
- Rasbora borneensis Bleeker, 1860
- Rasbora bunguranensis Brittan, 1951
- Rasbora caudimaculata Volz, 1903 (Greater scissortail)
- Rasbora cephalotaenia (Bleeker, 1852)
- Rasbora chrysotaenia C. G. E. Ahl, 1937 (Goldstripe rasbora)
- Rasbora cryptica Kottelat & H. H. Tan, 2012
- Rasbora dandia (Valenciennes, 1844)
- Rasbora daniconius (F. Hamilton, 1822) (Slender rasbora)
- Rasbora dies Kottelat, 2008
- Rasbora dorsinotata Kottelat, 1988
- Rasbora dusonensis (Bleeker, 1850) (Rosefin rasbora)
- Rasbora einthovenii (Bleeker, 1851) (Brilliant rasbora)
- Rasbora elegans Volz, 1903 (Twospot rasbora)
- Rasbora ennealepis T. R. Roberts, 1989
- Rasbora everetti Boulenger, 1895
- Rasbora gerlachi C. G. E. Ahl, 1928
- Rasbora haru Lumbantobing, 2014
- Rasbora hobelmani Kottelat, 1984 (Kottelat rasbora)
- Rasbora hosii Boulenger, 1895
- Rasbora hubbsi Brittan, 1954
- Rasbora jacobsoni M. C. W. Weber & de Beaufort, 1916
- Rasbora johannae Siebert & Guiry, 1996
- Rasbora kalbarensis Kottelat, 1991 (Kalbar rasbora)
- Rasbora kalochroma (Bleeker, 1851) (Clown rasbora)
- Rasbora kluetensis Lumbantobing, 2010
- Rasbora kobonensis B. L. Chaudhuri, 1913
- Rasbora kottelati K. K. P. Lim, 1995
- Rasbora labiosa Mukerji, 1935
- Rasbora lacrimula Hadiaty & Kottelat, 2009
- Rasbora lateristriata (Bleeker, 1854) (Yellow rasbora)
- Rasbora laticlavia Siebert & P. J. Richardson, 1997
- Rasbora leptosoma (Bleeker, 1855) (Copperstripe rasbora)
- Rasbora maninjau Lumbantobing, 2014
- Rasbora marinae H. H. Tan & Kottelat, 2020
- Rasbora meinkeni de Beaufort, 1931
- Rasbora myersi Brittan, 1954
- Rasbora naggsi N. K. A. Silva, Maduwage & Pethiyagoda, 2010
- Rasbora nematotaenia C. L. Hubbs & Brittan, 1954
- Rasbora nodulosa Lumbantobing, 2010
- Rasbora notura Kottelat, 2005
- Rasbora ornata Vishwanath & Laisram, 2005
- Rasbora patrickyapi H. H. Tan, 2009
- Rasbora paucisqualis C. G. E. Ahl, 1935 (Largescaled rasbora)
- Rasbora paviana Tirant, 1885 (Sidestripe rasbora)
- Rasbora philippina Günther, 1880 (Mindanao rasbora)
- Rasbora rasbora (F. Hamilton, 1822) (Gangetic scissortail rasbora)
- Rasbora reticulata M. C. W. Weber & de Beaufort, 1915
- Rasbora rheophila Kottelat, 2012
- Rasbora rubrodorsalis Donoso-Büchner & J. Schmidt, 1997
- Rasbora rutteni M. C. W. Weber & de Beaufort, 1916
- Rasbora sarawakensis Brittan, 1951
- Rasbora semilineata M. C. W. Weber & de Beaufort, 1916
- Rasbora septentrionalis Kottelat, 2000
- Rasbora simonbirchi Britz & Tan, 2018
- Rasbora spilotaenia C. L. Hubbs & Brittan, 1954
- Rasbora steineri Nichols & C. H. Pope, 1927 (Chinese rasbora)
- Rasbora subtilis T. R. Roberts, 1989
- Rasbora sumatrana (Bleeker, 1852)
- Rasbora tawarensis M. C. W. Weber & de Beaufort, 1916
- Rasbora taytayensis Herre, 1924
- Rasbora tobana C. G. E. Ahl, 1934
- Rasbora tornieri C. G. E. Ahl, 1922 (Yellowtail rasbora)
- Rasbora trifasciata Popta, 1905
- Rasbora trilineata Steindachner, 1870 (Scissortail rasbora)
- Rasbora truncata Lumbantobing, 2010
- Rasbora tubbi Brittan, 1954
- Rasbora tuberculata Kottelat, 1995
- Rasbora vaillantii Popta, 1905
- Rasbora vietnamensis Vasil'eva & Vasil'ev, 2013
- Rasbora volzii Popta, 1905
- Rasbora vulcanus H. H. Tan, 1999
- Rasbora vulgaris Duncker, 1904 (Black-tip rasbora)
- Rasbora wilpita Kottelat & Pethiyagoda, 1991 (Wilpita rasbora)
In the aquarium
Rasboras are extremely popular in the pet trade. One of them is the scissortail rasbora.
Related pages
- Cyprinus yilongensis
- Rasbora trilineata
- Rasbora cephalotaenia
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). Species of Rasbora in FishBase. October 2016 version.
- ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Rasborinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 10 February 2025.