Biology:Dawkinsia rohani
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Short description: Species of fish
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Barbinae |
| Genus: | Dawkinsia |
| Species: | D. rohani
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| Binomial name | |
| Dawkinsia rohani (Rema Devi, Indra & Knight, 2010)[2]
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Dawkinsia rohani is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Dawkinsia.[3] It is endemic to the Western Ghats and inhabits the hill streams of Kanyakumari District in Tamil Nadu draining into the Arabian Sea.[1]
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of Rohan Pethiyagoda (b. 1955), in recognition of his work on the freshwater fishes of India and Sri Lanka.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Dahanukar, N. (2015). "Dawkinsia rohani". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T188749A70367702. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-1.RLTS.T188749A70367702.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/188749/70367702. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Dawkinsia rohani" 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.
- ↑ www.etyfish.com
Wikidata ☰ Q25473012 entry
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