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Dawkinsia Apsara
''Dawkinsia'' is a genus of cyprinid fishes from freshwater in South India and Sri Lanka. It was split off (i.e., reclassified) from genus ''Puntius'' in 2012. Etymology ''Dawkinsia'' is named after the evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins in recognition of his "contribution to the public understanding of science, particularly, of evolutionary science". Dawkins describes this as "a great honour". Description Adults typically measure Fish measurement, SL. They do not have rostral Barbel (anatomy), barbels but might have maxillary barbels. Juveniles have a colour pattern consisting of three black bars on body; this persists to adult stage in some species. Adults have a black, horizontally elongate blotch on the caudal peduncle. Species These are the currently recognized species in this genus: * ''Dawkinsia apsara'' (Unmesh Katwate, Katwate, J. D. Marcus Knight, Marcus Knight, V. K. Anoop, Anoop, Rajeev Raghavan, Raghavan & Neelesh Dahanukar, Dahanukar, 2020) (mascara barb) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dawkinsia Exclamatio
''Dawkinsia exclamatio'' is a species of cyprinid fish found in Kallada River, Kerala, India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ... where it occurs in areas with clear water with pebble and rock substrates. This species can reach a length of SL. References exclamatio Endemic fauna of India Freshwater fish of India Taxa named by Rohan Pethiyagoda Taxa named by Maurice Kottelat Fish described in 2005 {{Barbinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dawkinsia Rohani
''Dawkinsia rohani'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus '' Dawkinsia''.Pethiyagoda, R., Meegaskumbura, M. & Maduwage, K. (2012)A synopsis of the South Asian fishes referred to ''Puntius'' (Pisces: Cyprinidae). ''Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 23 (1): 69–95.'' It is endemic to the Western Ghats and inhabits the hill streams of Kanyakumari District in Tamil Nadu draining into the Arabian Sea. Etymology The fish is named in honor of Rohan Pethiyagoda Rohan David Pethiyagoda is a Sri Lankan biodiversity scientist, amphibian and freshwater-fish taxonomist, author, conservationist and public-policy advocate. Early life and career Born in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on 19 November 1955 Pethiyagoda ha ... (b. 1955), in recognition of his work on the freshwater fishes of India and Sri Lanka. References rohani Endemic fauna of the Western Ghats Freshwater fish of India Taxa named by Karunakaran Rema Devi Taxa named by J. D. Marcus Knight Fish describe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dawkinsia Lepida
''Dawkinsia'' is a genus of cyprinid fishes from freshwater in South India and Sri Lanka. It was split off (i.e., reclassified) from genus ''Puntius'' in 2012. Etymology ''Dawkinsia'' is named after the evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins in recognition of his "contribution to the public understanding of science, particularly, of evolutionary science". Dawkins describes this as "a great honour". Description Adults typically measure SL. They do not have rostral barbels but might have maxillary barbels. Juveniles have a colour pattern consisting of three black bars on body; this persists to adult stage in some species. Adults have a black, horizontally elongate blotch on the caudal peduncle. Species These are the currently recognized species in this genus: * ''Dawkinsia apsara'' ( Katwate, Marcus Knight, Anoop, Raghavan & Dahanukar, 2020) (mascara barb) * '' Dawkinsia arulius'' ( Jerdon, 1849) (Arulius barb) * '' Dawkinsia assimilis'' (Jerdon, 1849) * '' Dawkinsia austell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurice Kottelat
Maurice Kottelat (born 16 July 1957 in Delémont, SwitzerlandCommissioners: Dr Maurice Kottelat International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (accessed 2014)) is a specializing in Eurasian freshwater fishes. Kottelat obtained a License in Sciences at the University of Neuchâtel in 1987 and in 1989 a doctoral degree from the |
Francis Day
Francis Talbot Day (2 March 1829 – 10 July 1889) was an army surgeon and naturalist in the Madras Presidency who later became the Inspector-General of Fisheries in British Raj, India and British rule in Burma, Burma. A pioneer ichthyologist, he Species description, described more than three hundred fishes in the two-volume work on ''The Fishes of India''. He also wrote the fish volumes of the Fauna of British India series. He was also responsible for the introduction of trout into the Nilgiri hills, for which he received a medal from the French Acclimatisation society, Societe d'Acclimatation. Many of his fish specimens are distributed across museums with only a small fraction deposited in the British Museum (Natural History Museum, London), an anomaly caused by a prolonged conflict with Albert Günther, the keeper of zoology there. Biography Day was born in Maresfield, East Sussex, the third son of William and Ann Elliott née Le Blanc. The family estate included two thousa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dawkinsia Denisonii
The Denison barb, Denison's barb, Miss Kerala, red-line torpedo barb, or roseline shark (''Dawkinsia denisonii'') is an endangered species of cyprinid fish endemic to the fast-flowing hill streams and rivers of the Western Ghats in India. It is commonly seen in the aquarium trade; pet collection caused it to become endangered and is its single major threat. Physical characteristics The fish is characterized by a torpedo-shaped body with silver scales, a red line running from their snout, through the eye, back towards the middle of the body; and below the red line, a black line that runs the length of the fish to the tail. As they mature, a distinctive green/blue marking on top of the head develops. This species reputedly reaches a length of TL, but typically will only reach . They are active shoaling fishes. The species was described by Francis Day and named after Sir William Denison. Habitat and threats Denison barb is endemic to the Achenkovil, Pamba and Chaliyar river ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dawkinsia Crassa
''Dawkinsia'' is a genus of cyprinid fishes from freshwater in South India and Sri Lanka. It was split off (i.e., reclassified) from genus ''Puntius'' in 2012. Etymology ''Dawkinsia'' is named after the evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins in recognition of his "contribution to the public understanding of science, particularly, of evolutionary science". Dawkins describes this as "a great honour". Description Adults typically measure SL. They do not have rostral barbels but might have maxillary barbels. Juveniles have a colour pattern consisting of three black bars on body; this persists to adult stage in some species. Adults have a black, horizontally elongate blotch on the caudal peduncle. Species These are the currently recognized species in this genus: * ''Dawkinsia apsara'' ( Katwate, Marcus Knight, Anoop, Raghavan & Dahanukar, 2020) (mascara barb) * '' Dawkinsia arulius'' ( Jerdon, 1849) (Arulius barb) * '' Dawkinsia assimilis'' (Jerdon, 1849) * '' Dawkinsia austell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karunakaran Rema Devi
Karunakaran may refer to: * K. Karunakaran (1918–2010), Indian politician and member of the Indian National Congress (INC) *T. Karunakaran, Dr. T. Karunakaran (1946-2019), Indian academic, social reformer, rural developer, founder of AGRINDUS * Karunakaran (actor), Tamil film actor * A. Karunakaran (born 1971), Telugu film director * C. N. Karunakaran (1940–2013), Indian painter, illustrator and art director * C. O. Karunakaran (1892–1970), bacteriologist and microbiologist * G. Karunakaran (born 1963), Sri Lankan Tamil politician * P. Karunakaran (born 1945), Indian communist politician * Karunakaran (Malayalam writer), Malayalam writer {{given name Tamil masculine given names Masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ambat Gopalan Kutty Menon
In the Melanesian mythology of Malekula Island, Vanuatu, Ambat is a culture hero A culture hero is a mythological hero specific to some group (Culture, cultural, Ethnic group, ethnic, Religion, religious, etc.) who changes the world through invention or Discovery (observation), discovery. Although many culture heroes help with ... recorded by A.B. Deacon. In the myth, Temes Malau has an ogress wife Nevinbumbaau and had a son Mansip. Nevinbumbaau trapped Ambat's older brothers one after another in a ditch, where they stayed until Ambat came to free them. The same brothers later tried to kill Ambat because they envied him his beautiful wife Lindanda, who learned of her husband's death when she saw blood on the comb he had left her. She escaped from the brothers, who thought they had won (Bonnefoy 1993:96, 99, 103). See also * Nevinbimbaau References *Bonnefoy, Yves, (ed). ''American, African, and Old European Mythologies'' Translated under the direction of Wendy Doniger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dawkinsia Chalakkudiensis
''Dawkinsia chalakkudiensis'' is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to the Chalakkudy River, Kerala Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile ..., India in the Western Ghats where it can be found in well-vegetated upper reaches of rivers. This species can reach a length of TL. It resembles the related '' D. denisonii'', but the colours of ''D. chalakkudiensis'' are less intense. This fish along with ''D. denisonii'' is also known as Miss Kerala due to its bright color band and shiny scales. It is endangered by the international pet trade, habitat alteration, fisheries, and invasive fish. The presence of a black marking in the dorsal-fin identifies this species from ''D. denisonii''. References chalakkudiensis Freshwater fish of India Endemic fauna of the Weste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dawkinsia Austellus
''Dawkinsia'' is a genus of cyprinid fishes from freshwater in South India and Sri Lanka. It was split off (i.e., reclassified) from genus ''Puntius'' in 2012. Etymology ''Dawkinsia'' is named after the evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins in recognition of his "contribution to the public understanding of science, particularly, of evolutionary science". Dawkins describes this as "a great honour". Description Adults typically measure SL. They do not have rostral barbels but might have maxillary barbels. Juveniles have a colour pattern consisting of three black bars on body; this persists to adult stage in some species. Adults have a black, horizontally elongate blotch on the caudal peduncle. Species These are the currently recognized species in this genus: * ''Dawkinsia apsara'' ( Katwate, Marcus Knight, Anoop, Raghavan & Dahanukar, 2020) (mascara barb) * '' Dawkinsia arulius'' ( Jerdon, 1849) (Arulius barb) * '' Dawkinsia assimilis'' (Jerdon, 1849) * '' Dawkinsia austell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
