Dawkinsia uttara, the northern filament barb, is a species of freshwater fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae.
| Dawkinsia uttara | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Dawkinsia |
| Species: | D. uttara
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| Binomial name | |
| Dawkinsia uttara (Unmesh Katwate, Deepak Apte, Rajeev Raghavan 2020)
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Etymology edit
The genus name Dawkinsia was given in honour of the evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins, while the species name uttara refers to Uttara Katwate, mother of the species author Unmesh Katwate.[1]
Description edit
Dawkinsia uttara is a small-sized fish, reaching up to 12 cm (4.7 in) in length. Phylogentically, Dawkinsia uttara is part of the "filamentosa" species group, differing from its closest congener Dawkinsia filamentosa in having a caudal fin with a narrower elongate black subdistal band and a terminal rather than subterminal mouth.[2]
Distribution and habitat edit
Dawkinsia uttara is found in the upper reaches of the Kajali, Terekhol, and Jagbudi Rivers of Maharashtra in the northern Western Ghats. It inhabits shallow and slow-moving streams, where it feeds on small invertebrates.[2]
References edit
- ^ "A new species of filament barb found in the Western Ghats". Deccan Herald. 24 November 2020.
- ^ a b Katwate, Unmesh; Apte, Deepak; Raghavan, Rajeev (November 2020). "Dawkinsia uttara, a new species of filament barb (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from the Western Ghats of India" (PDF). Vertebrate Zoology. 70 (4): 717–730. doi:10.26049/VZ70-4-2020-11.
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