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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Cypriniformes (Carps) >
Gobionidae (Gudgeons)
Etymology: Pseudorasbora: Greek, pseudes = false + Rasbora, an Indian word for a fish, also used in Malay peninsula.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
Asia: Fenghuang Mountian in Guangdong, China.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 74345)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal soft rays: 9. Incomplete lateral line with 7-15 scales; lower body depth, always shorter than head length; weak lateral process of maxilla bone (Ref. 74345).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Xiao, Z., Z.-H. Lan and X.-L. Chen, 2007. A new species of the genus Pseudorasbora from Guangdong Province, China (Cypriniformes, Cyprinidae). Acta Zootaxon. Sin. 32(4):977-980. (Ref. 74345)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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