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Gangetic scissortail rasbora

The Gangetic scissortail rasbora is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Rasbora. This species is found from Pakistan to Thailand.

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Gangetic scissortail rasbora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Danionidae
Subfamily: Rasborinae
Genus: Rasbora
Species:
R. rasbora
Binomial name
Rasbora rasbora
(F. Hamilton, 1822)2
Synonyms
  • Cyprinus rasbora Hamilton, 1822
  • Leuciscus rasbora (Hamilton, 1822)
  • Leuciscus presbyter Valenciennes, 1844
  • Leuciscus microcephalus Jerdon, 1849
  • Rasbora buchanani Bleeker, 1860

The Gangetic scissortail rasbora (Rasbora rasbora) is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Rasbora. This species is found from Pakistan to Thailand.

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