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Boraras maculatus in Singapore
Dwarf rasbora

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Boraras maculatus   (Duncker, 1904)
Family:	Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)			picture (Bomac_u4.jpg) by Ott, G.
Order:	Cypriniformes  (carps)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Dwarf rasbora
Max. size:	2.5 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 7020)
Environment:	benthopelagic; pH range: 5 - 6; dH range: 5 - 12
Climate:	tropical; 24 - 26°C
Global Importance:	aquarium: commercial
Resilience:	High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (tm<1)
Distribution:	Asia: Malay Peninsula to Sumatra, Indonesia.
Biology:	Inhabits forest streams (Ref. 13061). Feeds on worms and small crustaceans (Ref. 7020). One of the world's smallest cyprinid species
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
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Main Ref:	Kottelat, M., A.J. Whitten, S.N. Kartikasari and S. Wirjoatmodjo. 1993. (Ref. 7050)
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Singapore country information
Common names:	[ No common name ]		Ref:
Status:	native		Ref:
Salinity:	freshwater
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	An endangered species.
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/sn.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Lim, K.K.P. and P.K.L. Ng, 1990
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	Modified:  Torres, Armi G.	Entered:  Binohlan, Crispina B.

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Page created by: Eli, 20.10.03, last modified by Eli, 26.06.07