Rasborinae, the rasboras, is a subfamily of freshwater
ray-finned fishes
Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fishes, is a class of bony fish. They comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species.
The ray-finned fishes are so called because their fins are webs of skin supported by bony or hor ...
belonging to the
family
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Danionidae
The danionins are a group of small, minnow-type fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae. Members of this group are mostly in the genera ''Danio'', ''Devario'', and ''Rasbora''. They are primarily native to the fresh waters of South and Southeast ...
, the danionins or danios. The fishes in this subfamily are found in Asia.
Genera
Rasborinae contains the following genera:
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Amblypharyngodon
The carplets (''Amblypharyngodon'') are a genus of fishes in the family Cyprinidae. They are up to in total length and inhabit a wide range of slow-moving or stagnant freshwater habitats in South and Mainland Southeast Asia.
Species
There are 5 ...
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Brevibora
''Brevibora'' is a genus of cyprinid freshwater fish native to Southeast Asia. They are small, no more than in standard length, and restricted to acidic blackwater rivers, streams and peat swamp lakes in the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Born ...
Horadandia
''Horadandia'' is a small genus of cyprinid fish from South Asia.
Species
There are two recognized species:
* ''Horadandia atukorali'' Deraniyagala, 1943 – Sri Lanka
* ''Horadandia brittani
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Deraniyagala
Deraniyagala is a town in the Kegalle district in the Sabaragamuwa Province of Sri Lanka
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, 1943
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Kottelatia
''Kottelatia brittani'' is a species of cyprinid fish native to Sumatra and peninsular Malaysia
Peninsular Malaysia ( ms, Semenanjung Malaysia; Jawi: سمننجڠ مليسيا), or the States of Malaya ( ms, Negeri-negeri Tanah Melayu; J ...
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Pectenocypris
''Pectenocypris'' is a genus of small fish in the family Cyprinidae endemic to freshwater habitats in Borneo and Sumatra in Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between th ...
'' Kottelat, 1982
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Rasbora
''Rasbora'' is a genus of fish in the family Cyprinidae. They are native to freshwater habitats in South and specimen that reputedly originated from Africa (Cameroon), but this locality is considered doubtful. They are small, up to long, altho ...
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Rasboroides
''Rasboroides'' is a genus of small cyprinid fishes endemic to Sri Lanka. They are found in small, slow-flowing and shaded streams in the southwestern part of the island. They are essentially restricted to lowlands, although one introduced po ...
Rasbosoma
''Rasbosoma'' is a genus of cyprinid fish found in the Mekong Basin
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Trigonopoma
''Trigonopoma'' is a genus of cyprinid fish found in Southeast Asia. There are two described species in this genus.
Species
* '' Trigonopoma gracile'' ( Kottelat, 1991)
* ''Trigonopoma pauciperforatum
''Trigonopoma'' is a genus of cyprinid ...
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Trigonostigma
''Trigonostigma'' is a genus of small cyprinid fish found in Southeast Asia. These social, colorful freshwater fish are often kept in aquariums.
Species
There are currently four recognized species in this genus:
* ''Trigonostigma espei'' ( Mei ...
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