Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae Minnows or carps
Subfamily: Barbinae
Genus: Dawkinsia

(See list of species below)

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9 species (see list below)

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Dawkinsia arulius
[Arulius barb]

Photo by JJPhoto

Dawkinsia assimilis
[]

Photo by A. Biju Kumar

Dawkinsia exclamatio
[]

Photo by Janiczak, B.J.

Dawkinsia filamentosa
[Blackspot barb]

Photo by Greco, F.M.

Dawkinsia rohani
[]

No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 8.6 cm SL

Dawkinsia rubrotinctus
[]

Photo by Gunasekara, G.

Dawkinsia singhala
[]

No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 10 cm TL

Dawkinsia srilankensis
[Blotched filamented barb]

Photo by JJPhoto

Dawkinsia tambraparniei
[]

9 Species of Family Cyprinidae with Genus Dawkinsia
(Minnows or carps)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1849	Dawkinsia arulius	Arulius barb	Asia	12 TL
1849	Dawkinsia assimilis		Asia	11.2 SL
2005	Dawkinsia exclamatio		Asia	8.3 SL
1844	Dawkinsia filamentosa	Blackspot barb	Asia	18 TL
2010	Dawkinsia rohani		Asia	9.5 SL
1849	Dawkinsia rubrotinctus		Asia	8.6 SL
1912	Dawkinsia singhala		Asia	9.1 SL
1985	Dawkinsia srilankensis	Blotched filamented barb	Asia	10 TL
1954	Dawkinsia tambraparniei		Asia	12.8 SL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ActinopterygiiOrder: CypriniformesFamily: Cyprinidae Minnows or carpsSubfamily: BarbinaeGenus: Dawkinsia(See list of species below)

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae Minnows or carps
Subfamily: Barbinae
Genus: Dawkinsia

(See list of species below)