The greater scissortail (''Rasbora caudimaculata'') is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus '' Rasbora''. It inhabits forest creeks in Malaysia, Indonesia and the lower Mekong basin.

Local names

* Called Betelah by the Merap community * Called Beteluh by the Punan community * Called Beteloh by the Kenyah community * Called Seluang Engkrunyuk in

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* Called Enseluai in Iban

Description

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Distribution

The geographical range of the species is debated as accounts of them from Southern Thailand and Cambodia are most likely misidentification. It is more likely the species is restricted to the southern tip of the Peninsular Malaysia, the Greater Sunda Islands and the whole of Borneo In Borneo, the species seem to be in abundant while in Peninsular Malaysia it is not a common species with very localized populations, possibly due to lost of habitat.

Habitat

It is an adaptable fast swimming species, able to live in fast flowing forest streams with a sandy or rocky bottom, or even sluggish blackwater habitats like peat swamp rivers. In most of these habitats, submerged plants or wood are used as hiding places from predators, young individuals are even documented near section of river where '' Eusideroxylon zwageri'' trees grow. Some other species that live sympatricly with ''R. caudimaculata'' are '' R. borapetensis'', ''B. sealei'' and ''B. kuchingensis''. '' Channa lucius'' have been documented predating this species.

References

Rasboras Freshwater fish of Malaysia Freshwater fish of Indonesia Fish of the Mekong Basin Fish of Cambodia Fish of Singapore Fish of Thailand Taxa named by Walter Volz Fish described in 1903 {{Rasboras-stub