Scientists
from the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) based in Mumbai (Maharashtra),
the Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies (KUFOS) and the Indian
Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune (Maharashtra), have
jointly discovered a three new fish species under the genus ‘Dawkinsia’ namely
Dawkinsia apsara, Dawkinsia austellus, Dawkinsia crassa. The species’ common
names are filament barb, an active, lively, and peaceful fishes found in the
rivers of peninsular India and Sri Lanka. They are marketable among aquarium
hobbyists and are wild-collected and captive-bred for trade.
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New
species of fishes found in Western Ghats
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Name
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State
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Rivers
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1
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Dawkinsia
apsara
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Karnataka
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Sita
& Sowparnika
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2
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Dawkinsia
crassa
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Karnataka
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Netravati
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3
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Dawkinsia
austellus
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Kerala
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Muvattupuzha
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