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Dawkinsia tambraparniei

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Dawkinsia tambraparniei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Smiliogastrinae
Genus: Dawkinsia
Species:
D. tambraparniei
Binomial name
Dawkinsia tambraparniei
(Silas, 1954)
Synonyms
  • Puntius arulius tambraparniei Silas, 1954
  • Puntius tambraparniei Silas, 1954

Dawkinsia tambraparniei is a species of cyprinid fish found in the Tambraparni River basin in the Western Ghats, Tamil Nadu, India. This species can reach a length of 12.8 centimetres (5.0 in) SL.[2]

Taxonomy

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Dawkinsia tambraparniei was originally described as the subspecies Puntius arulius tambraparniei  from the Tamiraparani River by E.G. Silas in 1953. This species was later classified under the new genus Dawkinisia.[3]

Threats

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This species population has significantly decreased in recent years due to human activities such as sand mining.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Dahanukar, N. (2015). "Dawkinsia tambraparniei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T172449A70422868. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-1.RLTS.T172449A70422868.en. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Dawkinsia tambraparniei". FishBase. April 2013 version.
  3. ^ Prem Kumar, K.; Padmanabhan, K.G.; Balasubramanian, N.K. (31 December 1984). "A note on the length-weight relationship of Puntius amphibius (Val.) (Pisces-Cyprinidae)". Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria. 14 (1–2): 59–64. doi:10.3750/aip1984.14.1-2.04. ISSN 0137-1592.
  4. ^ Kannan, Karuppiah; Johnson, Jeyaraj; Kumar, Ajit; Gupta, Sandeep (31 March 2014). "Mitochondrial DNA variation in the endangered fish Dawkinsia tambraparniei (Actinopterygii: Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) from southern Western Ghats, India". Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria. 44 (1): 3–8. doi:10.3750/aip2014.44.1.01. ISSN 0137-1592.


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