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    2 different Boraras brigittae?

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    Hi, it seemed from the Baensch Aquarium Atlas 1 and 3 that there are 2 different types of Boraras brigittae. One of them has a common name of mosquito rasbora. Can anyone confirm this?

    Are there actually more than 2 kinds of Boraras brigittae?
    Any picture to show?

    Thanks.

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    I won't be surprised if they were several forms. If you observe the biodiversity of Southeast ASian blackwater fauna, the local variations existing within a species or a complex (e.g. the liquorice gouramis, bettas and "tiger" barbs) is immense (which is why every habitat lost represents the extinguishing of a unique group). Even for more common species, you have different forms of the three-spot or blue gourami in the region. Even the so-called Giant gourami is now split into 4 different "species."

    The boraras group (brigittae, merah, micros, uropthalmoides, maculata etc) are really interesting little creatures, and I suspect that many are really intermediates. Baensch Vol 6 (available only in German) shows an undescribed Boraras species from Thailand (Boraras sp. "Thailand&quot which appears to combine traits of micros and maculata. Go figure.

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    don't go by the common name, use the scientific name. by definition there are only one "type" for any species, but as budak says there are localitiy variations. the definition of a "species" is that members of the species MUST be able to interbreed and produce viable offsprings, and which must breed true.

    There are many undiscovered and un-named species, that's why they are suffixed with "sp." in lieu of a species name (aka the "epithet&quot.

    So to answer your question, there can only be ONE Boraras brigittae but there may be a number of slightly different variations, all of which should interbreed.

    You can check out my photoarchive (link below) if you want to see some Boraras pics.
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    i heard tat bobaras merah r seasonal...is it true?
    cant remeber whether is it merah or bobaras brigittae.

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    seasonal in terms of managing to catch them and sending them to the wholesaler I think.
    why I don't do garden hybrids and aquarium strains: natural species is a history of Nature, while hybrids are just the whims of Man.
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    Re: 2 different Boraras brigittae?

    To re-address Nicky's question & also to reply to hwchoy's comment about scientific names only. The second English Edition 2001/2002 of the Aquarium Atlas Photo Index 1-5 has the scientific name listed twice:

    P#195 Boraras brigittae (no common name). H: Asia, Indonesia, & Sumatra
    P#230 Borara brigittae common name of Mosquito rasbora. H: Asia & S. Borneo

    Could this have been a printing error? Does anyone have a newer revised edition???

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    Re: 2 different Boraras brigittae?

    Where can i buy boraras brigittae here in singapore?

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    Re: 2 different Boraras brigittae?

    C328, seaview normally have it.
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    Re: 2 different Boraras brigittae?

    Quote Originally Posted by Shadow View Post
    C328, seaview normally have it.
    visited them last sunday.. out of stock

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    Re: 2 different Boraras brigittae?

    i heard this fish will clear some planaria in my tank.. is this true?

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