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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.

Boraras merah
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Genus:	Boraras
Species:	B. merah
Binomial name
Boraras merah (Kottelat, 1991)[1]

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.[2] 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.[1]

References

На других языках

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[es] Boraras merah

Boraras merah es una especie de peces de la familia de los Cyprinidae en el orden de los Cypriniformes.

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