Rasbora vulgaris
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| Rasbora vulgaris | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Danionidae |
| Subfamily: | Rasborinae |
| Genus: | Rasbora |
| Species: | R. vulgaris |
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| Rasbora vulgaris | |
Rasbora vulgaris, the blacktip rasbora, is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Rasbora. It is a member of the R. paviana-subgroup, which comprises five species from Indochina and the Malay Peninsula (R. paviana, R. vulgaris, R. notura, R. hobelmani, and R. dorsinotata)[3]
A maximum body length of 7.8 cm.[4] However, there are unconfirmed reports of larger wild specimens up to 10 cm.
A slender-bodied species with females being much broader, with a base color of a brownish green to bluish white. The identifying feature of the species from others of its group is the lack of a black line covering the lateral line, a singular diamond black blotch at the base o the caudle peduncle, and a faded black marking near the end of each lobe of the caudal fin, near similar to the tail of R. trilineata.