Boraras merah

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Boraras merah
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Danionidae
Genus: Boraras
Species:
B. merah
Binomial name
Boraras merah
(Kottelat, 1991) [2] [3]
Synonyms [3]
  • Rasbora nerahKottelat, 1991

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.

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Etymology

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. [4] Merah is the Indonesian word for red due to its body colour.

Distribution and habitat

It is found in southern and western Borneo where it inhabits freshwater streams and rivers with a high peat content. [2]


References

  1. ↑ Lumbantobing, D. (2020). "Boraras merah". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T90998255A90998264. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T90998255A90998264.en . Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  2. 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Boraras merah". FishBase . October 2024 version.
  3. 1 2 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Boraras". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  4. ↑ "Boraras merah in Seriously Fish".


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