Mascara Barb

Dawkinsia assimilis

Endemic Carp of the Indian Ocean

Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
South Asia
Fusiform
Small
Tropical fish

Dawkinsia assimilis is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Dawkinsia. It is endemic to the southern Western Ghats especially to the Southwest Indian states of Karnataka and Kerala. They are known as Mascara Barb.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Dawkinsia
Water type: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform