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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Cypriniformes (Carps) >
Danionidae (Danios) > Rasborinae
Etymology: Rasbora: Rasbora, an Indian word for a fish, also used in Malay peninsula; vietnamensis: Named in reference to its distribution, within the territory of Vietnam.
Issue
Synonym of Trigonopoma pauciperforatum (Weber & de Beaufort 1916) in Kottelat, 2013 (Ref. 94476:170).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
Asia: Phu Quoc Island, Vietnam.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.9 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 93745)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 5. Distinguished from all congeners by following characters: lateral line incomplete, not reaching pelvic fin base; 4-7 perforated scales; middle of flank from gill openings to caudal fin base with dark brown stripe, not widened posteriorly; second light yellowish stripe located above dark brown stripe; body and fins lacking red pigmentation (Ref. 93745).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Inhabits lower reaches of rivers, streams with strong current in mountain areas, lakes, and ponds (Ref. 93745).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Vasil'eva, E.D. and V.P. Vasil'ev, 2013. Two new species of Cyprinoid fishes from the fauna of Phu Quoc Island, Gulf of Thailand, Vietnam. J. Ichthyol. 53(5):317-325. (Ref. 93745)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of potential interest
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