''Rasbora api'' is a species of

cyprinid fish Cyprinidae is a family of freshwater fish commonly called the carp or minnow family, including the carps, the true minnows, and their relatives the barbs and barbels, among others. Cyprinidae is the largest and most diverse fish family, and the ...

in the genus ''

Rasbora ''Rasbora'' is a genus of fish in the family Danionidae. They are native to freshwater habitats in South and Southeast Asia, as well as southeast China. A single species, ''R. gerlachi'', is only known from an old specimen that reputedly origina ...

''. It inhabits the Kluet, Alas, Aek Batugarigis, Aek Sibundung, Batang Lumut, and Batang Toru rivers in

Sumatra Sumatra () is one of the Sunda Islands of western Indonesia. It is the largest island that is fully within Indonesian territory, as well as the list of islands by area, sixth-largest island in the world at 482,286.55 km2 (182,812 mi. ...

. Discovered by Daniel Natanael Lumbantobing, an Indonesian doctoral student in the Department of Biological Sciences of

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.Lumbantobing, Daniel. (2010). Four New Species of the Rasbora trifasciata-Group (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from Northwestern Sumatra, Indonesia. Copeia. 2010. 644-670. 10.2307/40962962.

Etymology

The name 'api' meaning fire in

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, was chosen due to the fire orange color of the fishes

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and

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. A pigmentation pattern appearing like fire when the fish is alive.

Description

its distinguishing feature from other members of its group, '' Rasbora trifasciata'' is by the black lateral line running across its flank and the stout and tall cephalic tubercles of males, meanwhile '' Rasbora nodulosa'' cephalic tubercles are smaller.

References

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Freshwater fish of Sumatra Taxa named by Daniel Lumbantobing Fish described in 2010 {{Rasboras-stub