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

  1. 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.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2024). "Rasbora kottelati" in FishBase. February 2024 version.
  3. 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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