Dawkinsia filamentosa

Dawkinsia filamentosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Dawkinsia
Species: D. filamentosa
Binomial name
Dawkinsia filamentosa
(Valenciennes, 1844)
Synonyms
  • Barbus filamentosus (Valenciennes, 1844)
  • Puntius filamentosus (Valenciennes, 1844)

Dawkinsia filamentosa[2] is a species of barb. Young fish have barely any color and black spots. They start having more color at three months old. The fish is a swift swimmer.[3] Males are larger than females and they fertilize eggs by swimming into the cloud of eggs.[4] The species is most commonly found in coastal floodplains near the Southwest Indian states of Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. The species' common names are filament barb and blackspot barb.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Abraham, R. (2015). "Dawkinsia filamentosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ McInerny, Derek; Geoffry Gerard (1989). All About Tropical Fish Fourth Edition. Great Britain: Harrap Limited. p. 159. ISBN 0-8160-2168-6.
  4. ↑ "Filament Barb". Tropical Fish Keeping. Retrieved 2009-11-03.
  5. ↑ "Puntius filamentosus - Filament Barb". Seriously Fish. Retrieved 2009-11-03.
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