''Raiamas'' is a
genus
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of freshwater
ray-finned fishes
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belonging to the
family
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Danionidae
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, 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:
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Raiamas ansorgii
''Raiamas ansorgii'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Raiamas''. It is endemic to the Cuanza River
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, 1910)
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Raiamas batesii
''Raiamas batesii'' is a species of cyprinid fish in the genus ''Raiamas''. It occurs in the Dja River, Sanaga River and Nyong River in Cameroon where it forms part of a fishery.Lévêque, C. and J. Daget, 1984. Cyprinidae. p. 217-342. In J. Daget ...
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(Boulenger, 1914)
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Raiamas bola
''Raiamas'' is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Danionidae, the danios or danionins. The majority of the species are from Africa, but ''R. bola'' and ''R. guttatus '' are from South and Southeast Asia.
Species
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, 1822) (Trout barb)
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Raiamas brachyrhabdotos
''Raiamas'' is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Danionidae, the danios or danionins. The majority of the species are from Africa, but ''R. bola'' and ''R. guttatus '' are from South and Southeast Asia.
Species
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Manda, Snoeks, Manda & Vreven, 2018
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Raiamas buchholzi
''Raiamas buchholzi'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Raiamas
''Raiamas'' is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Danionidae, the danios or danionins. The majority of the species are from Africa, but ...
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( Peters, 1876)
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Raiamas christyi
The coppernose barb (''Raiamas christyi'') is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Danionidae. This fish is found in the Congo River system in Africa.Lévêque, C. and J. Daget, 1984. Cyprinidae. p. 217-342. In J. Daget ...
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(Boulenger, 1920) (Coppernose barb)
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Raiamas guttatus
The Burmese trout (''Raiamas guttatus'') is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Raiamas''.
They are found in the Irrawaddy, Mekong, Chao Phraya, Salween River basins and also in the northern Malay Peninsula
The Malay Peninsula is ...
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(Day
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, 1870) (Burmese trout)
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Raiamas intermedius
''Raiamas intermedius'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Raiamas'' which is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia.
References
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intermedius
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(Boulenger, 1915)
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Raiamas kheeli
''Raiamas kheeli'' is a species of cyprinid fish in the genus ''Raiamas'' from the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply the Congo (the last ambig ...
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Stiassny, Schelly
The schelly (''Coregonus stigmaticus'') is a living fresh water fish of the salmon family, endemic to four lakes in the Lake District, England. Its taxonomy is disputed with some recognizing it as a distinct species and others as a variant of t ...
& Schliewen, 2006
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Raiamas levequei
''Raiamas'' is a genus of freshwater Actinopterygii, ray-finned fishes belonging to the Family (biology), family Danionidae, 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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Howes & Teugels, 1989
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Raiamas longirostris''
(Boulenger, 1902)
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Raiamas marqueti''
Manda, Snoeks, Manda & Vreven, 2018
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Raiamas moorii''
(Boulenger, 1900) (Lake Rukwa minnow)
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Raiamas nigeriensis''
(Daget
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Species named after him
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, 1959) (Aeroplane fish)
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Raiamas salmolucius''
( Nichols & Griscom, 1917)
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Raiamas scarciensis''
Howes & Teugels, 1989
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Raiamas senegalensis
''Raiamas senegalensis'' (silver fish, Senegal trout barb or Senegal minnow) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Danionidae, the danios or danionins. This species is from western Africa east to the River Nile. It s ...
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(Steindachner
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, 1870) (Silverfish)
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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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