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Xenocyprididae (East Asian minnows)
Etymology: Rasborichthys: Rasbora, an Indian word for a fish, also used in Malay peninsula + Greek, ichthys = fish.
Eponymy: Lieutenant-Colonel C Helfrich was an army surgeon in the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army. He was stationed on Java and sent the holotype, which he collected in South Borneo, to Bleeker. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Bleeker.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
Asia: Sumatra and Borneo.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.4 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 7050)
Found in lakes, rivers and streams (Ref. 56749).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Kottelat, M., A.J. Whitten, S.N. Kartikasari and S. Wirjoatmodjo, 1993. Freshwater fishes of Western Indonesia and Sulawesi. Periplus Editions, Hong Kong. 221 p. (Ref. 7050)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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