Boraras is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the subfamily Rasborinae - the Rasbora, which along with sister subfamily Danioninae (Danio, Devario, Microdevario) comprise the family Danionidae, group popular among freshwater aquarium hobbyists.
The fish in this genus are found in Asia.
Species There are currently six valid species: +ImageSpeciesCommon nameBoraras brigittae (D. Vogt, 1978)Chili rasbora, mosquito rasboraBoraras maculatus (Duncker, 1904)Dwarf rasbora, spotted rasboraBoraras merah (Kottelat, 1991) Phoenix rasboraBoraras micros Kottelat & Vidthayanon, 1993Three-spotted dwarf rasboraBoraras naevus Conway & Kottelat, 2011Strawberry rasboraBoraras urophthalmoides (Kottelat, 1991) Least rasbora, exclamation point rasbora
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