Rasbora bankanensis (Bleeker, 1853)
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Rasbora bankanensis
photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver

Family:  Danionidae (Danios), subfamily: Rasborinae
Max. size:  6 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  Asia: Malay Peninsula and Indonesia (Ref. 2091). Possibly a complex of several species (Ref. 7050).
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Inhabits forest streams (Ref. 13061). Restricted in peat, found in marginal areas (Ref. 57235).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 01 February 2019 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:  Known from Sumatra (Moesi), Borneo (Kapuas), and Banka (Marawang). Most abundant and most common fish in Kapuas basin in Kalimantan Barat, Borneo (Ref. 56749). Recorded from Danau Sentarum National Park in the Kapuas basin, Kalimantan Barat, Borneo (Ref. 56749). Museum: Western Borneo, Kapuas, MZB 3321 - 3343; AMNH 48929; BMNH 1982.3.29.55-64; CAS 49272-73; FMNH 94219; MCZ 58349; MNHN 1982-682; ROM 38618; USNM 230221-23. One of the most common species in western Borneo (Ref. 7050).


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