Is this really a blue line rasbora?

[Morsatun]

Hi all,

I bought some of these st week. In the store they said they are blue line rasbora, but they don't look to me like what I have seen online. They are very small half an inch (1.2cm). Any

 

[Sgooosh]

it does resemble a blue-line rasbora after a bit of digging, if you put in the scientific name there will be better results. yours seems to have more of the orange line and a larger spot near the tail. but the blue line tapering off is strange

 

[Morsatun]

Thanks for your reply. The spot in the tail is what makes me doubt. I found the exclamation point rasbora and it looks more similar to me.

 

[sharkweek178]

This is a Rasbora sarawakensis.

 

[Morsatun]

This is a Rasbora sarawakensis.

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Even having the spot on the tail?

 

[sharkweek178]

Even having the spot on the tail?

I don't think the fish you have looks like one.
Sometimes fish store employees confuse species. I just had a recent experience with one that confused corydoras habrosus with pygmeaus.

 

[Ichthys]

It is Boraras urophthalmoides.

 

[Morsatun]

It is Boraras urophthalmoides.



That is what I thoug, but exclamation point rasboras are very rare in shops in Australia, and they are buying them from the wholesaler as Blue Line rasbora. CrazY!

How certain are you from my Crazy photo?

 

[Ichthys]

How certain are you from my Crazy photo?

100%. It’s only similar to B. brigittae, which is much redder, without the gold stripe or the black and gold peduncle spot.