Red dwarf rasbora

Red dwarf rasbora
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Microrasbora
Species: M. rubescens
Binomial name
Microrasbora rubescens
(Annandale, 1918

Red dwarf rasbora (Microrasbora rubescens) is a species of cyprinid found endemic to Myanmar. It belongs to the genus Microrasbora, which contains small danionins.[2] It reaches up to 3.0 cm (1.2 in) in length.[3]

References

  1. Vidthayanon, C. 2011. Microrasbora rubescens. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T181058A7657299. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T181058A7657299.en. Downloaded on 08 August 2017
  2. Fang, F., Norén, M., Liao, T. Y., Källersjö, M. & Kullander, S. O. 2009. Molecular phylogenetic interrelationships of the south Asian cyprinid genera Danio, Devario, and Microrasbora (Teleostei, Cyprinidae, Danioninae). Zoologica Scripta 38:237-256.
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Microrasbora rubescens" in FishBase. March 2015 version.
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