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Pale Rasbora
Rasbora aurotaenia
Pale rasbora (Rasbora aurotaenia) is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Rasbora. It is known from the Chao Phraya and Mekong basins as well as from the Maeklong River in Southeast Asia. It can grow to 15 cm (5.9 in) SL.
From the article Pale rasbora on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
This fish lives near the surface of ponds, lakes, canals and rivers. Usually found in turbid waters. The main food is probably exogenous insects and some algae. They lay eggs in ponds and rivers during the rainy season. Perfect side line; pale with a neon green stripe running above the dark lateral midline stripe when alive. Dorsal fin base is closer to the caudal fin base than eye; caudal fin bright yellow, with black posterior margin.
At the table
Not of great commercial value. Sometimes sold as fresh fish, but also used as beef sauce in Khmer cuisine in Cambodia and southern Vietnam.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Human uses”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 111557.