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Scientific Name Rasbora bankanensis  (Bleeker, 1853)
Common Name Rainbow Rasbora
Type Locality Marawang, Bangka, Indonesia.
Pronunciation Rass-bora - bank an EN siss
Etymology Rasbora: Rasbora, an Indian word for a fish, also used in Malay peninsula. bankanensis: Indicating that the species originates from Bangka.
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Size 60mm or 2.4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Asia: Malay Peninsula and Indonesia. Possibly a complex of several species.
Pacific, Malaysia Waters, Peninsular Malaysia Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Indonesian Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 5 (no. 1), pp 192.
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Last Update 2019 Oct 26 07:25 (species record created: 2012 May 11 21:22)