Dawkinsia assimilis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Barbinae
Genus: Dawkinsia
Species:
D. assimilis
Binomial name
Dawkinsia assimilis
(Jerdon, 1849)[2]
Synonyms
  • Systomus assimilis Jerdon, 1849
  • Puntius assimilis (Jerdon, 1849)
  • Puntius lepidus Day, 1868

Dawkinsia assimilis is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Dawkinsia.[3] It is endemic to the southern Western Ghats especially to the Southwest Indian states of Karnataka and Kerala.[1] They are known as Mascara Barb.[4] Filament barbs are a group of small freshwater fishes found in the rivers of peninsular India and Sri Lanka. There are nine species known under the genus Dawkinsia. These barbs are popular among aquarium hobbyists as an ornamental fish and are also collected from rivers and bred for trade.[5]

Distribution

The precise extent of its distribution remains unclear. It has been collected from the Netravati, Chalakudy and Kallada river basins in recent years.[6]

Description

Adults measure up to 4.33 cm. It differs from all other South Asian Puntius.[7] It is a barb with a black band about as wide as eye across each caudal-fin lobe.

References

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  1. 1 2 Raghavan, R. (2015). "Dawkinsia assimilis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2015: e.T195364A70169148. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-1.RLTS.T195364A70169148.en. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Puntius assimilis" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
  3. ↑ Pethiyagoda, R., Meegaskumbura, M. & Maduwage, K. (2012): A synopsis of the South Asian fishes referred to Puntius (Pisces: Cyprinidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 23 (1): 69-95.
  4. ↑ "Dawkinsia assimilis – Mascara Barb (Systomus assimilis, Puntius assimilis) — Seriously Fish". Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  5. ↑ Mishra, Lalatendu (10 May 2020). "Three new species of fishes found in Western Ghats". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  6. ↑ "Dawkinsia assimilis – Mascara Barb (Systomus assimilis, Puntius assimilis) — Seriously Fish". Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  7. ↑ "Dawkinsia assimilis". www.fishbase.se. Retrieved 19 August 2021.


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