| Puntius kamalika | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Smiliogastrinae |
| Genus: | Puntius |
| Species: | P. kamalika |
| Binomial name | |
| Puntius kamalika | |
Puntius kamalika, Sri Lanka Kamalika's barb, is a species of cyprinid fish in the genus Puntius. It is found in Sri Lanka.
The fish is named in honor of Kamalika "Kami" Abeyaratne (1934–2004), a Sri Lankan pediatrician who became an AIDS activist after she contracted the disease HIV through a contaminated blood transfusion given to her following a near-fatal traffic accident. [3]
