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Denison Barb

Dawkinsia denisonii

Also known as: Bleeding Eye Barb, Miss Kerala, Redline Torpedo Barb, Red-lined Torpedo Barb, Red-lined Torpedofish, Roseline Denison Torpedo Barb, Roseline Shark, Sahyadria denisonii

ENEndangeredIUCN Red List, 2015
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@MaastrichianGuy · US, United States · August 20201 / 10
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Overview

Found in schools, over rocky pools with thick vegetation, within fast flowing hill streams. They are fast swimmers and jump out of the water to avoid predators.
Asia - India

Very common in the aquarium trade.
Cyprinids are stomachless fish with toothless jaws.

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How to identify

COLOURS
Pattern
black stripesred stripes
Fins & Tail
red fins
Behaviour
leaps from waterschooling

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Exact location · 2
  • Country only · 7
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Found in schools, over rocky pools with thick vegetation, within fast flowing hill streams.

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderCypriniformes
    5. familyCyprinidae
    6. genusDawkinsia
    7. speciesDawkinsia denisonii (Day, 1865)

    SourcesWoRMSFishBase

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