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Etymology: Rasbora: Rasbora, an Indian word for a fish, also used in Malay peninsula.
Eponymy: Dr Jacob Einthoven (1825–1866) was a surgeon who qualified at Groningen and spent his career in the Dutch East Indian Army and later as a public health civil servant at Semarang, Java (1846–1866). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Bleeker.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic; pH range: 6.0 - 6.5; dH range: ? - 5. Tropical; 22°C - 26°C (Ref. 2060)
Asia: Malay Peninsula and Indonesia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.6 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 137577)
Inhabits forest streams (Ref. 13061). Feeds on worms, crustaceans and insects (Ref. 7020).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Spawns in thick vegetation of waterplants.
Roberts, T.R., 1989. The freshwater fishes of Western Borneo (Kalimantan Barat, Indonesia). Mem. Calif. Acad. Sci. 14:210 p. (Ref. 2091)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial
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