any of the small cyprinid fishes constituting the genus Rasbora of tropical Asia and East Africa. Many species are brightly coloured and are popular aquarium fishes
Word origin
from New Latin, from an East Indian language
rasbora in American English
(ræzˈbɔrə)
noun
any of a large genus (Rasbora) of small, freshwater, tropical cyprinoid fishes of SE Asia, often kept in aquariums