Slender rasbora

Rasbora daniconius

Carp Moving Through the Mekong Basin

Slender rasbora is a freshwater fish from Asia. It inhabits freshwater habitats. Records give a maximum length of 15 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Rasbora
Maximum length: 15 cm
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Asia: Mekong, Chao Phraya and Salween basins, northern Malay Peninsula, westwards to the Indus and Sri Lanka.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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