Rasbora vaillantii

Rasbora vaillantii
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Danionidae
Subfamily:	Rasborinae
Genus:	Rasbora
Species:	R. vaillantii
Binomial name
Rasbora vaillantii Popta, 1905 [2]

Rasbora vaillantii is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Rasbora which is found in Borneo.

Etymology

While the name is not identified but it is almost certainly in honor of the French zoologist Léon Vaillant. ^[3]

References

1. Lumbantobing, D. (2020). "Rasbora vaillantii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020 e.T91074429A91074443. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T91074429A91074443.en . Retrieved 12 February 2025.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Rasbora vaillantii". FishBase .
3. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Family DANIONIDAE: Bleeker 1863 (Danios)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 19 September 2025.