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Trigonostigma

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Trigonostigma
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Harlequin rasbora, Trigonostigma heteromorpha
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Danionidae
Subfamily: Rasborinae
Genus: Trigonostigma
Kottelat & K. E. Witte, 1999
Type species
Rasbora heteromorpha
Duncker, 1904

Trigonostigma is a genus of small freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Danionidae. The fishes in this genus are found in Southeast Asia. These social, colorful freshwater fish are often kept in aquariums.

Species

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

Species Common name Image
Trigonostigma espei

(Meinken, 1967)

Espei rasbora Image
Trigonostigma hengeli

(Meinken, 1956)

Glowlight rasbora Image
Trigonostigma heteromorpha

(Duncker, 1904)

Harlequin rasbora Image
Trigonostigma somphongsi

(Meinken, 1958)

Somphong's rasbora
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Trigonostigma truncata

(Tan, 2020)[2]

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References

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  1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Trigonostigma". FishBase. March 2023 version.
  2. Tan, H. H. (2020). "Trigonostigma truncata, a new species of harlequin rasbora from Malay Peninsula (Teleostei: Danionidae)". Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 68: 421–433. doi:10.26107/RBZ-2020-0058.