The Black-striped Rasbora belongs to the carp family and is native to peat swamp forest and dark water streams and rivers
of Malaysia and Indonesia. It closely resembles the Siamese and Red Algae-eaters and is often found together with the related Glowlight/Redstripe Rasbora,
Trigonopoma pauciperforatum (prev. Rasbora agilis). It grows to some 5 cm long.