The dwarf rasbora (Boraras maculatus) is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Boraras, native to freshwater habitats of southeast Asia. It grows to be about 10-20mm (0.4-0.8 inches) long at adulthood, the maximum length can reach 25mm(1 inches) .
Dwarf rasbora | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Genus: | Boraras |
Species: | B. maculatus
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Binomial name | |
Boraras maculatus | |
Synonyms | |
Rasbora maculata |
References
edit- ^ Allen, D. (2012). "Boraras maculatus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. IUCN: e.T169519A1277901. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T169519A1277901.en. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Boraras maculatus" in FishBase. April 2006 version.