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Red-tailed Rasbora
Rasbora borapetensis
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. In the aquarium trade, it is known by a variety of other names, including red-tailed rasbora, bora bora rasbora, and brilliant rasbora.
From the article Blackline rasbora on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The blackline rasbora is a streamlined, silver fish with a dark brown or black, mid-lateral stripe reaching from the gill opening to the front of the caudal fin base. Above this line is a gold stripe. The caudal fin is bright red, and unlike Rasbora einthovenii, there is no black pigment. The two sexes look alike, but adult females are slightly larger than males. The fish grows to about 2.5 inches (64 mm) in length.
Range & habitat
The blackline rasbora swims from the midwater level to the surface in ponds, ditches, canals, and reservoir margins of 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) depth or less. It prefers a pH range of 6.5 to 7.0, water hardness (dH) of 5 to 12, and temperatures between 22 and 26 °C (72 and 79 °F).
Wikipedia: “Habitat”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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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 188198.