Dawkinsia srilankensis
Dawkinsia srilankensis,[2] the blotched filamented barb, is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Dawkinsia. This species is endemic to the Kalu River in Sri Lanka and it is in imminent danger of going extinct due to tailings from upstream mines and potentially also capture for the aquarium trade.[3][4] It was bred recently in the Dehiwala Zoological Gardens.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Barbinae |
| Genus: | Dawkinsia |
| Species: | D. srilankensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Dawkinsia srilankensis (Senanayake, 1985)[1] | |
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References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Puntius srilankensis" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
- 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.
- Nirmala Kannangara (20 January). Legal Extinction?. The Sunday Leader.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). "Dawkinsia srilankensis" in FishBase. September 2016 version.
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