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A rasbora is member of a group of small minnow-type fish in the family Cyprinidae (carps). Fish from genera such as Boraras, Microrasbora
Microrasbora

Microrasbora is a genus of small fishes. The generic name means "small Rasbora", however these fish appear to be more closely related to the danios than rasboras....
, Rasbora and Trigonostigma are commonly referred to as rasboras. The genus Microrasbora may be more closely related to danio
Danio

The Danio genus comprises many of the species of Danionins familiar to aquarists. The common name "danio" is used for members of the genera Danio as well as Devario....
s than other genera in this group while the genera Boraras and Trignonstigma were split from Rasbora.






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A rasbora is member of a group of small minnow-type fish in the family Cyprinidae (carps). Fish from genera such as Boraras, Microrasbora
Microrasbora

Microrasbora is a genus of small fishes. The generic name means "small Rasbora", however these fish appear to be more closely related to the danios than rasboras....
, Rasbora and Trigonostigma are commonly referred to as rasboras. The genus Microrasbora may be more closely related to danio
Danio

The Danio genus comprises many of the species of Danionins familiar to aquarists. The common name "danio" is used for members of the genera Danio as well as Devario....
s than other genera in this group while the genera Boraras and Trignonstigma were split from Rasbora. Currently the genus Rasbora remains the largest one, containing around 70 species, which can be found in Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia or Southeastern Asia is a subregion of Asia, consisting of the countries that are geographically south of China, east of India and north of Australia....
 and Africa
Africa

Africa is the world's second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km? including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area....
.

Most of the rasboras are small, up to 10 cm long. A number of species are regularly kept in aquariums; the most common of these is the harlequin rasbora
Harlequin rasbora

The Harlequin Rasbora is a small fish belonging to the Family Cyprinidae, subfamily Rasborinae, which was originally given the scientific name of Rasbora heteromorpha....
 (Trigonostigma heteromorpha).

In a 2007 analysis, Rasbora was found to not be a monophyletic
Monophyly

In common cladistic usage, a monophyletic group is a clade, consisting of an ancestor and all its descendants. The term is synonymous with the uncommon term holophyly....
 assemblage; however, both Boraras and Trigonostigma were determined to be monophyletic.

Species, listed in order of scientific name within genus


For Microrasbora, see Danionin
Danionin

The danionins are a group of small minnow-type fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae. Members of this group are mostly in the genera Danio and Devario....
.

Boraras
  • Boraras brigittae - Mosquito rasbora
  • Boraras maculatus - Dwarf rasbora
  • Boraras merah
  • Boraras micros
  • Boraras urophthalmoides - Exclamation point rasbora


Rasbora
  • Rasbora borapetensis - Blackline rasbora
    Blackline rasbora

    The blackline rasbora, rasbora borapetensis, is a fish of the family Cyprinidae found in Asia in the Mekong, Chao Phraya, and Mae Klong basins, and also the northern Malay Peninsula....
     or red-tailed rasbora
  • Rasbora caverii
  • Rasbora daniconius
  • Rasbora dies
  • Rasbora dorsiocellata
    Rasbora dorsiocellata

    Rasbora dorsiocellata is a small fish belonging to the Family Cyprinidae, subfamily Rasborinae, which is known by the common names of ocellated rasbora, hi-spot rasbora, and eye-spot rasbora, an allusion to the marking situated upon the dorsal fin....
  • Rasbora einthovenii - Brilliant or Long-band rasbora
  • Rasbora elegans - Elegant rasbora
  • Rasbora notura
  • Rasbora pauciperforata - Red lined rasbora
  • Rasbora paviei
  • Rasbora rasbora - Silver coloured with yellow - black marks on the caudal fin. This rasbora is native to India
  • Rasbora trilineata - Scissor-tail rasbora
    Scissor-tail rasbora

    The scissortail rasbora is a descriptive term for a number of species freshwater aquarium fish that belongs to the rasbora family. They move their fins like scissors when they swim, hence the name....
  • Rasbora vaterifloris
  • Rasbora wilpita
    Rasbora wilpita

    Rasbora wilpita is a species of ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family.It is found only in Sri Lanka....


Trigonostigma
  • Trigonostigma espei - Lambchop rasbora
  • Trigonostigma hengeli - Glowlight rasbora
  • Trigonostigma heteromorpha - Harlequin rasbora
    Harlequin rasbora

    The Harlequin Rasbora is a small fish belonging to the Family Cyprinidae, subfamily Rasborinae, which was originally given the scientific name of Rasbora heteromorpha....
  • Trigonostigma somphongsi


See also

  • Danio
    Danio

    The Danio genus comprises many of the species of Danionins familiar to aquarists. The common name "danio" is used for members of the genera Danio as well as Devario....
    s     - closely related fish to the rasboras