Dawkinsia rubrotincta

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Dawkinsia rubrotincta
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Smiliogastrinae
Genus: Dawkinsia
Species:
D. rubrotincta
Binomial name
Dawkinsia rubrotincta
(Jerdon, 1849)
Synonyms

Puntius rubrotinctus(Jerdon 1849)

Dawkinsia rubrotincta is a species of barb native to the Kaveri river basin in southern India. [1] [2] [3]

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References

  1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Dawkinsia rubrotinctus". FishBase . November 2014 version.
  2. Eschmeyer, W. N. (2 September 2015). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. Archived from the original on 3 May 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  3. Seriously Fish Dawkinsia rubrotinctus (JERDON, 1849)