Pale rasbora (''Rasbora aurotaenia'') is a species of
ray-finned fish
Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fish or actinopterygians, is a class of bony fish that comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species. They are so called because of their lightly built fins made of webbings of sk ...
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 is known from the
Chao Phraya
The Chao Phraya River is the major river in Thailand, with its low alluvial plain forming the centre of the country. It flows through Bangkok and then into the Gulf of Thailand.
Etymology
Written evidence of the river being referred to by the ...
and
Mekong
The Mekong or Mekong River ( , ) is a transboundary river in East Asia and Southeast Asia. It is the world's twelfth-longest river and the third-longest in Asia with an estimated length of and a drainage area of , discharging of wat ...
basins as well as from the
Maeklong River in
Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia is the geographical United Nations geoscheme for Asia#South-eastern Asia, southeastern region of Asia, consisting of the regions that are situated south of China, east of the Indian subcontinent, and northwest of the Mainland Au ...
. It can grow to
SL.
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Description
This fish lives near the surface of ponds, lakes, canals and rivers. Usually found in turbid waters. The main food is probably exogenous insects and some algae. They lay eggs in ponds and rivers during the rainy season.
Perfect side line; pale with a neon green stripe running above the dark lateral midline stripe when alive. Dorsal fin base is closer to the caudal fin base than eye; caudal fin bright yellow, with black posterior margin.
Human uses
Not of great commercial value. Sometimes sold as fresh fish, but also used as beef sauce in Khmer cuisine in Cambodia and southern Vietnam.
References
aureotaenia
Fish of the Mekong Basin
Fish of Cambodia
Fish of Laos
Freshwater fish of Malaysia
Fish of Thailand
Fish of Vietnam
Fish described in 1885
Taxa named by Gilbert Tirant
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