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Etymology: Rasbora: Rasbora, an Indian word for a fish, also used in Malay peninsula.
Eponymy: Rev Dr John Franklin Steiner (1884–1957) and his wife Madeline Emma Steiner née Huscher were missionaries at the American Presbyterian Mission in Hainan (1913–1942). Nichols honoured him for “…his interest in the authors’ work.” (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Nichols & Pope.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic; pH range: 6.0 - 6.5; dH range: 10 - 15. Tropical; 22°C - 24°C (Ref. 2059)
Asia: Laos, Viet Nam and southeastern China.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 26563)
Having a narrow (width less than 1 scale row) dark lateral stripe from opercle to end of median caudal rays; dorsal fin without blotch; 4 1/2 scales between lateral line and origin of dorsal fin (Ref. 43281).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Kottelat, M., 2001. Fishes of Laos. WHT Publications Ltd., Colombo 5, Sri Lanka. 198 p. (Ref. 43281)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00813 (0.00415 - 0.01592), b=3.03 (2.86 - 3.20), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).