Biology:Dawkinsia singhala

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Short description: Species of fish

Dawkinsia singhala
D singhala - Hiranya Sudasinghe.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Barbinae
Genus: Dawkinsia
Species:
D. singhala
Binomial name
Dawkinsia singhala
(Duncker, 1912)[1]
Synonyms
  • Barbus singhala Duncker, 1912
  • (Duncker, 1912) Puntius singhala

Dawkinsia singhala[2] is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Dawkinsia. It is found in Sri Lanka. The genus Dawkinsia is named after evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins.

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Puntius singhala" 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.

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