The sidestripe rasbora (''Rasbora paviana'') is a species of

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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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The epitheton ''paviana'' does not derive from the similar sounding German word for

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Fish of Thailand Rasboras Fish of the Mekong Basin Fish of Cambodia Fish of Laos Fish of Vietnam Fish described in 1885 Taxa named by Gilbert Tirant {{Rasboras-stub