Rasbora antiqua
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| Rasbora antiqua Temporal range: | |
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| Reconstruction of R. antiqua (top) and R. mohri | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Danionidae |
| Genus: | Rasbora |
| Species: | †R. antiqua |
| Binomial name | |
| †Rasbora antiqua Sanders, 1934 | |
Rasbora antiqua is one of two fossil fish species in the family Daniodiae found in Eocene-aged rock from Sangkarewang Formation. It was described from several specimens that unfortunately presumed lost. From the original description and surviving photograph, R. antiqua can be distinguished from R. mohri by having relatively shorter head (around quarter of its SL). The placement of this species to the genus Rasbora is still tentative.[1]
