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Raiamas

Raiamas is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Danionidae, the danios or danionins. The majority of the species are from Africa, but R. bola and R. guttatus are from South and Southeast Asia.

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Raiamas
Trout barb (Raiamas bola)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Danionidae
Subfamily: Chedrinae
Genus: Raiamas
D. S. Jordan, 19191
Type species
Cyprinus bola
Species

17, see text.

Synonyms1

Raiamas is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Danionidae, the danios or danionins. The majority of the species are from Africa, but R. bola and R. guttatus are from South and Southeast Asia.

Species

Raiamas contains the following species:2

References

References

  1. Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Chedrinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
  2. Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Raiamas". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 7 February 2025.