Pararasbora is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Xenocyprididae, the East Asian minnows or sharpbellies. The only species in the genus is Pararasbora moltrechti, Moltrecht's minnow.[2] This species is endemic to Taiwan. It was formerly considered to be a species in the genus Aphyocypris. The Endemic Species Research Institute[3] under the Council of Agriculture[4] of the Executive Yuan in Taiwan has listed this species as a "precious and rare species" among other endemic freshwater species.[5]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Suborder: | Cyprinoidei |
| Family: | Xenocyprididae |
| Genus: | Pararasbora Regan, 1908[1] |
| Species: | P. moltrechti |
| Binomial name | |
| Pararasbora moltrechti Regan, 1908[1] | |
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It is named in honor of physician-entomologist Arnold Moltrecht (1873–1952), who collected the type specimen.[6]
Pararasbora moltrechti is distributed in the middle portion of western Taiwan, where they can be found in the Tachia River and Tatu River.[7] Their total body length is usually from 4 cm to 8 cm.[7][8]
References
edit- 1 2 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Xenocyprididae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
- 1 2 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Aphyocypris". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
- ↑ "Endemic Species Research Institute official page". Archived from the original on 2011-08-30. Retrieved 2017-12-25.
- ↑ Council of Agriculture official page
- ↑ "List of endemic freshwater fish species in Taiwan". Archived from the original on 2012-03-30. Retrieved 2017-12-25.
- ↑ Christopher Scharpf (15 November 2024). "Family XENOCYPRIDIDAE Günther 1868 (Sharpbellies)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
- 1 2 Pararasbora moltrechti in The Fish Database of Taiwan
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Aphyocypris moltrechti". FishBase. April 2025 version.
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