Dawkinsia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cyprinoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis/Superclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Otomorpha Subcohors: Ostariophysi Series: Otophysi Ordo: Cypriniformes Superfamilia: Cyprinoidea

Familia: Cyprinidae
Subfamilia: Cyprininae
Tribus: Smiliogastrini
Genus Dawkinsia
Species (9): D. arulius – D. assimilis – D. exclamatio – D. filamentosa – D. rohani – D. rubrotinctus – D. singhala – D. srilankensis – D. tambraparniei

Name

Dawkinsia Pethiyagoda, Meegaskumbura & Maduwage, 2012

Etymology: Named after Richard Dawkins, English ethologist, evolutionary biologist, zoologist and writer.

Gender: feminine

Type species: Leuciscus filamentosus Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1844

Fixation: original designation [see p. 80]

Primary references

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. PDF Reference page.

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