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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.; rohani: Named for Rohan Pethiyagoda, in appreciation of his extensive work on the freshwater fishes of India and Sri Lanka. A noun in the masculine genitive singular..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
; Água doce bentopelágico. Tropical
Asia: hill streams of Kanyakumari District in Tamil Nadu, India, draining into the Arabian Sea.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.5 cm SL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 85075)
Descrição breve
Morfologia | Morfometria
Raios dorsais moles (total): 11; Raios anais moles: 8. Distinguished from all members of the Puntius filamentosus group sensu by having the following characters: unique color pattern of a black club-shaped blotch 1.5 scales high extending from the 12-13th lateral-line scales to the caudal-fin base; absence of any other body color pattern anterior to it (vs. presence in Puntius arulius, Puntius tambraparniei, Puntius srilankensis and Puntius exclamatio); and absence of a transverse black band near the tip of each caudal-fin lobe (vs. presence in Puntius assimilis and Puntius filamentosus) (Ref. 85075).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
Rema Devi, K., T.J. Indra and J.D.M. Knight, 2010. Puntius rohani (Teleostei: Cyprinidae), a new species of barb in the Puntius filamentosus group from the southern Western Ghats of India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 2 (9):1121-1129. (Ref. 85075)
Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435)
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