Kottelat rasbora

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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 Edit this 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

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The fish is named in honor of Paul Hobelman, a teacher of English, in Thailand.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Rasbora hobelmani". FishBase. March 2024 version.
  2. ^ 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.