Kottelat rasbora
Appearance
Kottelat rasbora | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Subfamily: | Danioninae |
Genus: | Rasbora |
Species: | R. hobelmani
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Binomial name | |
Rasbora hobelmani Kottelat, 1984
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The Kottelat rasbora (Rasbora hobelmani) is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Rasbora. It is found in Asia - eastern Myanmar, northern Thailand and the Mekong basin.[1]
Etymology
[edit]The fish is named in honor of Paul Hobelman, a teacher of English, in Thailand.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Rasbora hobelmani". FishBase. March 2024 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (25 February 2024). "Family DANIONIDAE: Bleeker 1863 (Danios)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 13 March 2024.