Dawkinsia | |
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Dawkinsia exclamatio | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Subfamily: | Barbinae |
Genus: |
Dawkinsia Pethiyagoda, Meegaskumbura & Maduwage, 2012 |
Type species | |
Leuciscus filamentosus
Valenciennes, 1844
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Synonyms | |
Sahyadria |
Dawkinsia is a genus of cyprinid fishes from freshwater in South India and Sri Lanka. It was split off (i.e., reclassified) from genus Puntius in 2012. [1]
Dawkinsia is named after the evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins in recognition of his "contribution to the public understanding of science, particularly, of evolutionary science". [2] [1]: p.80 Dawkins describes this as "a great honour". [3]
Adults typically measure 8–12 cm (3.1–4.7 in) SL. They do not have rostral barbels but might have maxillary barbels. Juveniles have a colour pattern consisting of three black bars on body; this persists to adult stage in some species. Adults have a black, horizontally elongate blotch on the caudal peduncle. [1]: p.80
There are currently fifteen recognized species in this genus: [4]
Dawkinsia | |
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Dawkinsia exclamatio | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Subfamily: | Barbinae |
Genus: |
Dawkinsia Pethiyagoda, Meegaskumbura & Maduwage, 2012 |
Type species | |
Leuciscus filamentosus
Valenciennes, 1844
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Synonyms | |
Sahyadria |
Dawkinsia is a genus of cyprinid fishes from freshwater in South India and Sri Lanka. It was split off (i.e., reclassified) from genus Puntius in 2012. [1]
Dawkinsia is named after the evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins in recognition of his "contribution to the public understanding of science, particularly, of evolutionary science". [2] [1]: p.80 Dawkins describes this as "a great honour". [3]
Adults typically measure 8–12 cm (3.1–4.7 in) SL. They do not have rostral barbels but might have maxillary barbels. Juveniles have a colour pattern consisting of three black bars on body; this persists to adult stage in some species. Adults have a black, horizontally elongate blotch on the caudal peduncle. [1]: p.80
There are currently fifteen recognized species in this genus: [4]