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Etymology: Rasbora: Rasbora, an Indian word for a fish, also used in Malay peninsula.
Eponymy: Dr Maurice Kottelat (d: 1957) is a Swiss ichthyologist who specializes in Eurasian freshwater fishes and has described more than 440 fish species previously unknown to science. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
Asia: northwestern Borneo ( Malaysia and Brunei Darussalam).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 13217)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal soft rays: 8; Vertebrae: 29 - 31. Distinguished from all other Rasbora species by its distinctive markings and coloration. It differs from its closest congener, Rasbora kalochroma in having a vertically oval dark blotch (versus absence of such a blotch) at the caudal base and lacking (vs. having) a well-defined blackish band across the middle of the caudal fin (Re. 13217).
Occurs in lowland streams and swamps, with tannin-stained, brownish to black, acidic freshwater of pH 4.1- 6.1.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Lim, K.K.P., 1995. Rasbora kottelati, a new species of cyprinid fish from north-western Borneo. Raffles Bull. Zool. 43(1):65-74. (Ref. 13217)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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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=0.01000 (0.00244 - 0.04107), b=3.04 (2.81 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this 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).