Boraras
Genus of fishes
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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.
| Boraras | |
|---|---|
| |
| Chili rasbora, (Boraras brigittae) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Danionidae |
| Subfamily: | Rasborinae |
| Genus: | Boraras Kottelat & Vidthayanon, 1993[1][2] |
| Type species | |
| Boraras micros Kottelat & Vidthayanon, 1993[2] | |
| Species | |
|
6, see text. | |
The fish in this genus are found in Asia.[3]
Species
There are currently six valid species:[4][3]
| Image | Species | Common name |
|---|---|---|
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Boraras brigittae
(D. Vogt, 1978) |
Chili rasbora, mosquito rasbora |
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Boraras maculatus
(Duncker, 1904) |
Dwarf rasbora, spotted rasbora |
 |
Boraras merah
(Kottelat, 1991) |
Phoenix rasbora |
| Boraras micros
Kottelat & Vidthayanon, 1993 |
Three-spotted dwarf rasbora | |
 |
Boraras naevus
Conway & Kottelat, 2011[5] |
Strawberry rasbora |
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Boraras urophthalmoides
(Kottelat, 1991) |
Least rasbora, exclamation point rasbora |
