Rasbora johannae explained

Rasbora johannae is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Rasbora. It is endemic to Kalimantan. This species reaches a length of 3.8cm (01.5inches).

Etymology

The fish is named in memory of British politician Joan Helen Vickers (1907-1994), a British Conservative London Councillor and Member of Parliament and later the chairman of the Anglo-Indonesian Society.^[1]

References

• Siebert, D.J. and S. Guiry, 1996. Rasbora johannae (Teleostei: Cyprinidae), a new species of the R. trifasciata-complex from Kalimantan, Indonesia. Cybium 29(4):395-404.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Order CYPRINIFORMES: Family SUNDADANIONIDAE and DANIONIDAE . 5 April 2022 . Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . amp . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara . 22 September 2018.