Dawkinsia filamentosa

Dawkinsia filamentosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Barbinae
Genus: Dawkinsia
Species:
D. filamentosa
Binomial name
Dawkinsia filamentosa
(Valenciennes, 1844)
Synonyms[2]
  • Barbus filamentosa (Valenciennes, 1844)
  • Barbus filamentosus (Valenciennes, 1844)
  • Leuciscus filamentosus Valenciennes, 1844
  • Puntius filamentosus (Valenciennes, 1844)
  • Systomus filamentosus (Valenciennes, 1844)
  • Systomus maderaspatensis Jerdon, 1849
  • Systomus madraspatensis Jerdon, 1849

Dawkinsia filamentosa,[3] the filament barb, or poovali paral is a species of barb. Young fish have barely any color and black spots. They start having more color at three months old. The fish is a swift swimmer.[4] Males are larger than females and they fertilize eggs by swimming into the cloud of eggs.[5] The species is most commonly found in coastal floodplains near the Southwest Indian states of Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. This species is also known as blackspot barb.[6]

  1. ^ Dahanukar, N. (2023). "Dawkinsia filamentosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T175045686A60628681. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T175045686A60628681.en. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Dawkinsia filamentosa". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  3. ^ Pethiyagoda, R.; Meegaskumbura, M. & Maduwage, K. (2012). "A synopsis of the South Asian fishes referred to Puntius (Pisces: Cyprinidae)" (PDF). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters. 23 (1): 69–95.
  4. ^ McInerny, Derek; Geoffry Gerard (1989). All About Tropical Fish (Fourth ed.). Great Britain: Harrap Limited. pp. 159. ISBN 0-8160-2168-6.
  5. ^ "Filament Barb". Tropical Fish Keeping. Retrieved 2009-11-03.
  6. ^ "Puntius filamentosus - Filament Barb". Seriously Fish. Archived from the original on 2011-01-09. Retrieved 2009-11-03.