Trigonostigma hengeli — Seriously Fish | 水產百科網

T.hengeliissometimesseenforsalewiththetradenameof'glowlightrasbora'duetothedistinctiveorangepatterningontheposteriorpartofthebodybut ...

Order: Cypriniformes Family: Cyprinidae[1][2]

Certainly restricted to the Greater Sunda Islands although the exact extent of its range is unclear.

Collections have occured in Jambi province, Sumatra and apparently the Indonesian province of West Kalimantan (Kalimantan Barat), Borneo though we have been unable to obtain any definitive information regarding the latter. The type[3] specimens were collected from the Tambesi river[4], a tributary of the Batang Hari/Jambi river[5] in Sumatra.

Mostly inhabits gently flowing sections of forest streams and tributaries where submerged aquatic[6] plants such as Cryptocoryne species[7] grow thickly.

The water is sometimes stained faintly brown/yellow due to the presence of tannins and other chemicals released by decomposing...