The blackline rasbora (Rasbora borapetensis) is a fish of the family Cyprinidae found in Asia in the Mekong, Chao Phraya, and Mae Klong basins, and also the northern Malay Peninsula. In the aquarium trade, it is known by a variety of other names, including red-tailed rasbora, bora bora rasbora, and brilliant rasbora.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Red-tailed Rasbora being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Esomus metallicus
- Danio albolineatus
- Rasbora einthovenii
- Pseudomugil signifer
- Craterocephalus stercusmuscarum
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Danionidae
- Genus
- Rasbora
- Species
- Rasbora borapetensis
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