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Class: Teleostei
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae Minnows or carps
Subfamily: Smiliogastrinae
Genus: Dawkinsia

(See list of species below)


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13 species (see list below)
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Photo by JJPhoto

Asia
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Dawkinsia arulius (Jerdon, 1849)

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Dawkinsia arulius
[Arulius barb]

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Asia
Max. Length 11.2 cm SL
Dawkinsia assimilis (Jerdon, 1849)

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Dawkinsia assimilis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 10.5 cm SL
 
Dawkinsia austellus
[Austellus barb]

Photo by A. Biju Kumar / Smrithy Raj

Asia
Max. Length 12.5 cm TL
Dawkinsia chalakkudiensis (Menon, Rema Devi & Thobias, 1999)

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Dawkinsia chalakkudiensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.8 cm SL
 
Dawkinsia crassa
[Rounded filament barb]

Photo by Åhlander, O.

Asia
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Dawkinsia denisonii (Day, 1865)

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Dawkinsia denisonii
[Denison barb]

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Asia
Max. Length 8.3 cm SL
Dawkinsia exclamatio (Pethiyagoda & Kottelat, 2005)

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Dawkinsia exclamatio
[]

Photo by Raghavan, P.R.

Asia
Max. Length 18 cm TL
Dawkinsia filamentosa (Valenciennes, 1844)

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Dawkinsia filamentosa
[Blackspot barb]

Photo by Greco, F.M.

Asia
Max. Length 9.5 cm SL
Dawkinsia rohani (Rema Devi, Indra & Knight, 2010)

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Dawkinsia rohani
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 8.6 cm SL
 
Dawkinsia rubrotincta
[]

Photo by Gunasekara, G.

Asia
Max. Length 9.1 cm SL
Dawkinsia singhala (Duncker, 1912)

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Dawkinsia singhala
[]

Photo by Hirimuthugoda, G.N.

Asia
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Dawkinsia srilankensis (Senanayake, 1985)

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Dawkinsia srilankensis
[Blotched filamented barb]

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Asia
Max. Length 12.8 cm SL
Dawkinsia tambraparniei (Silas, 1954)

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Dawkinsia tambraparniei
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Dawkinsia arulius Arulius barb Asia 12 TL 1849
Dawkinsia assimilis Asia 11.2 SL 1849
Dawkinsia austellus Austellus barb Asia 10.5 SL 2020
Dawkinsia chalakkudiensis Asia 12.5 TL 1999
Dawkinsia crassa Rounded filament barb Asia 6.8 SL 2020
Dawkinsia denisonii Denison barb Asia 15 TL 1865
Dawkinsia exclamatio Asia 8.3 SL 2005
Dawkinsia filamentosa Blackspot barb Asia 18 TL 1844
Dawkinsia rohani Asia 9.5 SL 2010
Dawkinsia rubrotincta Asia 8.6 SL 1849
Dawkinsia singhala Asia 9.1 SL 1912
Dawkinsia srilankensis Blotched filamented barb Asia 10 TL 1985
Dawkinsia tambraparniei Asia 12.8 SL 1954



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