Kottelat rasbora
The Kottelat rasbora (Rasbora hobelmani) is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Rasbora. It is found in Asia - eastern Myanmar, northern Thailand and the Mekong basin.[1]
| Kottelat rasbora | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Danioninae |
| Genus: | Rasbora |
| Species: | R. hobelmani |
| Binomial name | |
| Rasbora hobelmani Kottelat, 1984 | |
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of Paul Hobelman, a teacher of English, in Thailand.[2]
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2024). "Rasbora hobelmani" in FishBase. March 2024 version.
- Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (25 February 2024). "Family DANIONIDAE: Bleeker 1863 (Danios)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
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