Microrasbora is a genus

Genus

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 of small fish

Fish

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es. The generic name means "small Rasbora", however these are more closely related to the danio

Danio

The Danio genus comprises many of the species of danionins familiar to aquarists. The common name "danio" is used for members of the genera Danio and Devario.-Taxonomy:...

s than rasbora

Rasbora

A rasbora is a member of a group of small minnow-type fish in the family Cyprinidae . Fish from genera such as Boraras, Microrasbora, Rasbora and Trigonostigma are commonly referred to as rasboras...

s. They inhabit mainly Thailand

Thailand

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 and Myanmar

Myanmar

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, with one putative species in China

China

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Current Taxonomy

Microrasbora, until recently, included a number of described species. Microrasbora erythromicron was first shown to be a member of the genus Danio

Danio

The Danio genus comprises many of the species of danionins familiar to aquarists. The common name "danio" is used for members of the genera Danio and Devario.-Taxonomy:...

in 1999. This move has been confirmed by numerous studies. Three other species, M. gatesi, M. kubotai, and M. nana were moved to a new genus, Microdevario

Microdevario

Microdevario is a small genus of danionin cyprinids. It was recently described to include species previously in the genus Microrasbora.Species:* Microdevario gatesi Herre, 1939...

, leaving Microrasbora rubescens as the only confirmed species in the genus. However, Fang et al. did not comment on the placement of Microrasbora microphthalma.

Species

• Microrasbora microphthalma Y. E. Jiang, X. Y. Chen & J. X. Yang, 2008
• Microrasbora rubescens Annandale
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  Thomas Nelson Annandale CIE was a Scottish zoologist, entomologist and anthropologist.The eldest son of Thomas Annandale, the regius professor of clinical surgery at the University of Edinburgh, Nelson was educated at Rugby School, Balliol College, Oxford, and the University of Edinburgh.Annandale...
  
  , 1918 (Red Dwarf Rasbora)

Species of uncertain affinity:

• Microrasbora cf. rubescens "Thuzari" – Glowlight Rasbora
  Glowlight rasbora
  Trigonostigma hengeli or Glowlight rasbora is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Trigonostigma....
  
  , Flame Red Rasbora; tentatively placed here