Strawberry Rasbora

Boraras naevus

Endemic Carp of Asian Waters

Tropical
Lower river
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Southeast Asia
Small
Tropical fish

Boraras naevus, commonly known as the Strawberry Rasbora, is a fish in the family Cyprinidae endemic to Thailand. Its locations include swampy areas north of Surat Thani, the Tapi River drainage (located on the Gulf of Thailand), and the Andaman Sea slope of the Malay Peninsula near Trang.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Boraras
Maximum length: 1.3 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: Asia: Thailand. Type locality, in a swampy area north of Surat Thani. The species is reported to have a wider distribution in the lower Tapi drainage, on the Gulf of Thailand slope of peninsular Thailand. It is suspected that most of its natural habitats (swamps) has been transformed into paddy fields. Additional populations, or another, similar species is known from the Andaman Sea slope of the Malay Peninsula near Trang (Ref. 87760 ).
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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