''Raiamas'' is a
genus
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of freshwater
ray-finned fishes belonging to the
family
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Danionidae
The danionins are a group of small, minnow-type fish belonging to the family Danionidae. Species of this group are in the genera clades ''Danio'' and '' Devario'' (which also includes ''Chela'', ''Laubuka'', ''Microdevario'', and ''Microrasbora ...
, the danios or danionins. The majority of the species are from Africa, but ''R. bola'' and ''R. guttatus '' are from
South
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Etymology
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and
Southeast Asia
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.
Species
''Raiamas'' contains the following species:
* ''
Raiamas ansorgii''
( Boulenger, 1910)
* ''
Raiamas batesii''
(Boulenger, 1914)
* ''
Raiamas bola''
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, 1822) (Trout barb)
* ''
Raiamas brachyrhabdotos''
Manda, Snoeks, Manda & Vreven, 2018
* ''
Raiamas buchholzi''
( Peters, 1876)
* ''
Raiamas christyi''
(Boulenger, 1920) (Coppernose barb)
* ''
Raiamas guttatus''
(Day
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, 1870) (Burmese trout)
* ''
Raiamas intermedius''
(Boulenger, 1915)
* ''
Raiamas kheeli''
Stiassny, Schelly & Schliewen, 2006
* ''
Raiamas levequei''
Howes & Teugels, 1989
* ''
Raiamas longirostris''
(Boulenger, 1902)
* ''
Raiamas marqueti''
Manda, Snoeks, Manda & Vreven, 2018
* ''
Raiamas moorii''
(Boulenger, 1900) (Lake Rukwa minnow)
* ''
Raiamas nigeriensis''
( Daget, 1959) (Aeroplane fish)
* ''
Raiamas salmolucius''
( Nichols & Griscom, 1917)
* ''
Raiamas scarciensis''
Howes & Teugels, 1989
* ''
Raiamas senegalensis''
( Steindachner, 1870) (Silverfish)
* ''
Raiamas steindachneri''
( Pellegrin, 1908)
References
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Chedrinae
Taxa named by David Starr Jordan
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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