Dawkinsia srilankensis

Dawkinsia srilankensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Dawkinsia
Species: D. srilankensis
Binomial name
Dawkinsia srilankensis
(Senanayake, 1985)[1]
Synonyms

Barbus srilankensis Senanayake 1985
Puntius srilankensis (Senanayake 1985)

Dawkinsia srilankensis,[2] the blotched filamented barb, is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Dawkinsia. It is found in Sri Lanka. It was bred recently in the Dehiwala Zoological Gardens

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Puntius srilankensis" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
  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.


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