Dawkinsia filamentosa
| Dawkinsia filamentosa | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Dawkinsia |
| Species: | D. filamentosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Dawkinsia filamentosa (Valenciennes, 1844) | |
| Synonyms | |
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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
- ↑ Abraham, R. (2015). "Dawkinsia filamentosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ McInerny, Derek; Geoffry Gerard (1989). All About Tropical Fish (Fourth ed.). Great Britain: Harrap Limited. p. 159. ISBN 0-8160-2168-6.
- ↑ "Filament Barb". Tropical Fish Keeping. Retrieved 2009-11-03.
- ↑ "Puntius filamentosus - Filament Barb". Seriously Fish. Retrieved 2009-11-03.
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