Dawkinsia uttara
| Dawkinsia uttara | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Dawkinsia |
| Species: | D. uttara
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| Binomial name | |
| Dawkinsia uttara (Unmesh Katwate, Deepak Apte, Rajeev Raghavan 2020)
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Dawkinsia uttara, the northern filament barb, is a species of freshwater fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae.
Etymology[edit]
The genus name Dawkinsia was given in honour of the evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins, while the species name uttara refers to Uttara Katwate, mother of the species author Unmesh Katwate.[1]
Description[edit]
Dawkinsia uttara is a small-sized fish, reaching up to 12 cm (4.7 in) in length. Phylogentically, Dawkinsia uttara is part of the "filamentosa" species group, differing from its closest congener Dawkinsia filamentosa in having a caudal fin with a narrower elongate black subdistal band and a terminal rather than subterminal mouth.[2]
Distribution and habitat[edit]
Dawkinsia uttara is found in the upper reaches of the Kajali, Terekhol, and Jagbudi Rivers of Maharashtra in the northern Western Ghats. It inhabits shallow and slow-moving streams, where it feeds on small invertebrates.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "A new species of filament barb found in the Western Ghats". Deccan Herald. 24 November 2020.
- ^ a b Katwate, Unmesh; Apte, Deepak; Raghavan, Rajeev (November 2020). "Dawkinsia uttara, a new species of filament barb (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from the Western Ghats of India" (PDF). Vertebrate Zoology. 70 (4): 717–730. doi:10.26049/VZ70-4-2020-11.
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