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Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Smiliogastrinae
Etymology: Dawkinsia: Named for Richard Dawkins, for his contribution to the public understanding of science and, in particular, of evolutionary science.
Eponymy: Dr Clinton Richard Dawkins (d: 1941) is an ethologist and evolutionary biologist who was Professor for Public Understanding of Science (1995–2008) at Oxford, which had awarded both his bachelor’s degree (1962) and his doctorate (1966) and where he [...] Sir William Thomas Denison (1804–1871) became Lieutenant Governor of Van Diemen’s Land (Tasmania) (1846) and Governor-General of New South Wales, Van Diemen’s Land, Victoria, South Australia, and Western Australia (1854). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Day.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic; pH range: 6.8 - 7.8; dH range: 5 - 25. Subtropical; 15°C - 25°C (Ref. 13614)
Asia: endemic to India.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 41236)
Inhabits fast flowing hill streams (Ref. 41236). A herbivorous (Ref. 74596) and a gregarious fish which inhabits rocky pools with thick riparian vegetation (Ref. 74592).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Raghavan, R., S. Philip, A. Ali and N. Dahanukar, 2013. Sahyadria, a new genus of barbs (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from Western Ghats of India. J. Threat. Taxa 5(15):4932-4938. (Ref. 94494)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest; aquarium: commercial
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