| Yellowtail 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. tornieri |
| Binomial name | |
| Rasbora tornieri C. G. E. Ahl, 1922 [2] | |
The yellowtail rasbora (Rasbora tornieri) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the genus Rasbora from mainland south-east Asia. [1]
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