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Boraras merah

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Boraras merah
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Boraras
Species:
B. merah
Binomial name
Boraras merah
(Kottelat, 1991)[1]

Boraras merah is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Boraras, also known as Phoenix rasbora. It is between 15 and 20mm long with a red base colour to the body.

Etymology

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Boraras is an anagram of Rasbora (a generic term for the group that includes this species), highlighting the reversal of the ratio of abdominal and caudal vertebrae in this species.[2] Merah is the Indonesian word for red due to its body colour.

Distribution and habitat

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It is found in southern and western Borneo where it inhabits freshwater streams and rivers with a high peat content.[1]


References

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  1. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Boraras merah". FishBase.
  2. ^ "Boraras merah in Seriously Fish".