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Trigonostigma

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

Trigonostigma is a genus of small cyprinid fish 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
Trigonostigma hengeli

(Meinken, 1956)

Glowlight rasbora
Trigonostigma heteromorpha

(Duncker, 1904)

Harlequin rasbora
Trigonostigma somphongsi

(Meinken, 1958)

Somphong's rasbora
Trigonostigma truncata

(Tan, 2020)[2]

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.