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Species of fish From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dawkinsia chalakkudiensis is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to the Chalakkudy River,[2] Kerala, India in the Western Ghats where it can be found in well-vegetated upper reaches of rivers. This species can reach a length of 12.5 centimetres (4.9 in) TL.[2] It resembles the related D. denisonii, but the colours of D. chalakkudiensis are less intense.
Dawkinsia chalakkudiensis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Subfamily: | Barbinae |
Genus: | Dawkinsia |
Species: | D. chalakkudiensis |
Binomial name | |
Dawkinsia chalakkudiensis (Menon, Rema Devi & Thobias, 1999) | |
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This fish along with D. denisonii is also known as Miss Kerala due to its bright color band and shiny scales.[3] It is endangered by the international pet trade, habitat alteration, fisheries, and invasive fish.[1] The presence of a black marking in the dorsal-fin identifies this species from D. denisonii.[4]
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