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'''''Dawkinsia srilankensis''''',<ref>Pethiyagoda, R., Meegaskumbura, M. & Maduwage, K. (2012): [http://www.pfeil-verlag.de/04biol/pdf/ief23_1_12.pdf A synopsis of the South Asian fishes referred to ''Puntius'' (Pisces: Cyprinidae).] ''Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 23 (1): 69-95.''</ref> 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.<ref>Nirmala Kannangara (20 January). [http://www.thesundayleader.lk/2013/01/20/legal-extinction/ Legal Extinction?]. The Sunday Leader.</ref><ref name=fishbase>{{FishBase | genus = Dawkinsia | species = srilankensis | month = September| year = 2016}}</ref> It was bred recently in the [[National Zoological Gardens of Sri Lanka|Dehiwala Zoological Gardens]].
'''''Dawkinsia srilankensis''''',<ref>Pethiyagoda, R., Meegaskumbura, M. & Maduwage, K. (2012): [http://www.pfeil-verlag.de/04biol/pdf/ief23_1_12.pdf A synopsis of the South Asian fishes referred to ''Puntius'' (Pisces: Cyprinidae).] ''Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 23 (1): 69-95.''</ref> 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.<ref>Nirmala Kannangara (20 January). [http://www.thesundayleader.lk/2013/01/20/legal-extinction/ Legal Extinction?]. The Sunday Leader.</ref><ref name=fishbase>{{FishBase | genus = Dawkinsia | species = srilankensis | month = September| year = 2016}}</ref> It was bred recently in the [[National Zoological Gardens of Sri Lanka|Dehiwala Zoological Gardens]].


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Dawkinsia srilankensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Barbinae
Genus: Dawkinsia
Species:
D. srilankensis
Binomial name
Dawkinsia srilankensis
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. 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.

References

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; 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.
  3. ^ Nirmala Kannangara (20 January). Legal Extinction?. The Sunday Leader.
  4. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2016). "Dawkinsia srilankensis" in FishBase. September 2016 version.