Dawkinsia filamentosa

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]

Dawkinsia filamentosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Barbinae
Genus: Dawkinsia
Species:
D. filamentosa
Binomial name
Dawkinsia filamentosa
(Valenciennes, 1844)
Synonyms
  • Leuciscus filamentosus Valenciennes, 1844
  • Barbus filamentosus (Valenciennes, 1844)
  • Puntius filamentosus (Valenciennes, 1844)
  • Systomus filamentosus (Valenciennes, 1844)
  • Systomus madraspatensis Jerdon, 1849

Fishing

Along the rivers of Kerala, these fishes grow in abundance and due to its high diet of worms and insects, they are easily caught with baits by fishermen especially during the monsoon season when they are more widely found.

References
  1. Abraham, R. (2015). "Dawkinsia filamentosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T172459A70086605. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-1.RLTS.T172459A70086605.en.
  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 ed.). Great Britain: Harrap Limited. pp. 159. ISBN 0-8160-2168-6.
  4. "Filament Barb". Tropical Fish Keeping. Retrieved 2009-11-03.
  5. "Puntius filamentosus - Filament Barb". Seriously Fish. Archived from the original on 2011-01-09. Retrieved 2009-11-03.
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