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Brevibora cheeya Liao & Tan, 2011

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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Type locality, Terengganu, Rantau Abang, 56 km to Kuala Terengganu, ZRC 51965 (holotype of Brevibora cheeya, 2.66 cm SL). Known from both in the westerly and easterly flowing river basins of Peninsular Malaysia (western: Selangor; eastern: Terengganu, Pahang, Johor), Central Sumatra (Jambi, Riau) and Banka Island (Ref. 86526).
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Liao, T.-T. and H.H. Tan, 2011
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Common names from other countries

Malai lühirasboora, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Danionidae (Danios) > Rasborinae
Etymology: cheeya: Named for Cheeya and Beiya, two Chinese deities who hunt ghosts for Yama; 'chee' and 'bei' mean seven and eight, respectively, and 'ya' is an honorable title for a respected person. Cheeya is tall and Beiya is short; in allusion to its relatively larger size as compared to B. dorsiocellata; noun in apposition..

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; pelagic.   Tropical

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