Blotched filamented barb

Dawkinsia srilankensis

Ten Centimeters Carp

Blotched filamented barb is a freshwater fish of Asia. The species occupies freshwater habitats. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 10 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Dawkinsia
Maximum length: 10 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Asia: restricted to the eastern slopes of the Knuckles Hills in the Kalu River at Pallegama, Sri Lanka at elevations of 300-500 m. Very rare and the only known existing population is in imminent danger of extinction due to the siltation of the Kalu caused by gem mining upstream.

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