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Etymology: Rasbora: Rasbora, an Indian word for a fish, also used in Malay peninsula.
More on authors: Kottelat & Chu.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
Asia: Mekong basin in Xishuangbanna (Yunnan) and in Laos.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 27732)
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 10;
Anal
soft rays: 8. A black, midlateral stripe, narrow anteriorly and regularly widening posteriorly (width 1.5-2.0 scale rows), extending onto median caudal rays; in life, the body is silvery to bluish with a dark blue blotch on the caudal fin and the posterior part of the caudal peduncle (Ref. 27732).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Kottelat, M., 2013. The fishes of the inland waters of Southeast Asia: a catalogue and core bibliography of the fishes known to occur in freshwaters, mangroves and estuaries. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 2013 (Suppl. 27):1-663. (Ref. 94476)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 126983)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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