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Boraras
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Boraras

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.

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6 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 6 known species

Spotted Rasbora

speciesBoraras maculatus

Least rasbora

speciesBoraras urophthalmoides

Chili Rasbora

speciesBoraras brigittae

Three-spotted Dwarf Minnow

speciesBoraras micros

Merah Dwarf Barb

speciesBoraras merah

Strawberry Rasbora

speciesBoraras naevus

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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 87019.