Rasbora kottelati
Rasbora kottelati is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Danionidae. It is endemic to northwestern Borneo and occurs in both Sarawak (Malaysia) and Brunei.[1][2] It is a pelagic species associated with blackwater habitats in peat swamp forests.[1] It can grow to 7 cm (2.8 in) standard length.[2]
| Rasbora kottelati | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Danioninae |
| Genus: | Rasbora |
| Species: | R. kottelati |
| Binomial name | |
| Rasbora kottelati K. K. P. Lim, 1995[2] | |
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of Swiss ichthyologist Maurice Kottelat.[3]
References
- Lumbantobing, D. (2019). "Rasbora kottelati". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T91073008A131453886. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T91073008A131453886.en. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2024). "Rasbora kottelati" in FishBase. February 2024 version.
- Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order CYPRINIFORMES: Family SUNDADANIONIDAE and DANIONIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
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