Common rasbora
Rasbora vulgaris Duncker, 1904
Also calledRasbora-comum (por) · ปลาซิวควายน้ำตก (tha)
First described in: Duncker, G. (1904). Die Fische der malayischen Halbinsel. <em>Mitteilungen aus dem Naturhistorischen (Zoologischen) Museum in Hamburg.</em> v. 21: 133-207, Pls. 1-2.
Rasbora vulgaris, the blacktip rasbora, is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Rasbora. It is a member of the R. paviana-subgroup, which comprises five species from Indochina and the Malay Peninsula (R. paviana, R. vulgaris, R. notura, R. hobelmani, and R. dorsinotata)
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
Rasbora vulgaris Duncker 1904
Rasbora vulgaris Duncker 1904 Rasbora vulgaris: Ahmad et al., 2014: 18 (Sungkai Wildlife Reserve); Ahmad & Zakaria-Ismail, 2014: 413 (Temenggor); Shafiq et al., 2014: 826 (Sg. Ara; Sg. Merah; Sg. Jelai; Sg. Kurau); Authors' data (Gopeng; Pondok Tanjung; Sg. Ijok; Sg. Bernam).
Provisional checklist of freshwater fish diversity and distribution in Perak, Malaysia, and some latest taxonomic concerns
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Description
A maximum body length of 7.8 cm. However, there are unconfirmed reports of larger wild specimens up to 10 cm. A slender-bodied species with females being much broader, with a base color of a brownish green to bluish white. The identifying feature of the species from others of its group is the lack of a black line covering the lateral line, a singular diamond black blotch at the base o the caudle peduncle, and a faded black marking near the end of each lobe of the caudal fin, near similar to the tail of R. trilineata.
Range & habitat
It is found and is possibly endemic to the western coast of Peninsular Malaysia. However, a western Java population had been described.
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 5851553.