Boraras

Boraras is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the subfamily Rasborinae - the Rasbora, which along with sister subfamily Danioninae (Danio, Devario, Microdevario) comprise the family Danionidae, group popular among freshwater aquarium hobbyists.

Boraras
Chili rasbora, (Boraras brigittae)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Danionidae
Subfamily:	Rasborinae
Genus:	Boraras Kottelat & Vidthayanon, 1993[1][2]
Type species
Boraras micros Kottelat & Vidthayanon, 1993[2]
Species
6, see text.

The fish in this genus are found in Asia.^[3]

Species

There are currently six valid species:^[4][3]

Image	Species	Common Name
	Boraras brigittae (D. Vogt, 1978)	Chili rasbora, mosquito rasbora
	Boraras maculatus (Duncker, 1904)	Dwarf rasbora, spotted rasbora
	Boraras merah (Kottelat, 1991)	Phoenix rasbora
	Boraras micros Kottelat & Vidthayanon, 1993	Three-spotted dwarf rasbora
	Boraras naevus Conway & Kottelat, 2011[5]	Strawberry rasbora
	Boraras urophthalmoides (Kottelat, 1991)	Least rasbora, exclamation point rasbora