Brevibora Explained

Brevibora is a genus of cyprinid freshwater fish native to Southeast Asia. They are small, no more than in standard length, and restricted to acidic blackwater rivers, streams and peat swamp lakes in the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo.^[1]

Species

There are currently 3 recognized species in this genus:^[1]

• Brevibora cheeya T. Y. Liao & H. H. Tan, 2011
• Brevibora exilis T. Y. Liao & H. H. Tan, 2014
• Brevibora dorsiocellata Duncker, 1904 (Eyespot rasbora)

Notes and References

1. Liao, T.-Y. & Tan, H.H. (2014): Brevibora exilis, a new rasborin fish from Borneo (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 24 (3) [2013]: 209-215.