Dawkinsia filamentosa

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

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". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2015: e.T172459A70086605. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-1.RLTS.T172459A70086605.en. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  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. p. 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.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.