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Name
Scientific name
Dawkinsia arulius
Described by
Authority Jerdon, Year 1849, Bracketed
Family
Cyprinidae
Common names
Not recorded
Photograph credits
All 5 credited
Summary
Dawkinsia arulius is a cyprinid from Karnataka, southwestern India, apparently now restricted to the upper Cauvery and the Tungabhadra head…
Size and aquarium
Maximum size
100mm, standard length
Aquarium size
Minimum length 120 cm, Minimum depth 45 cm
Water
Water conditions
Temperature 19–25°C, pH 6–7.5
Hardness
2–10dGH
Conductivity
Not recorded
Behaviour
Temperament
Not recorded
Social needs
A shoal or group
Community suitability
Community-safe
Where it lives
Countries, regions, rivers and lakes
India, Cauvery, Kaveri, Tunga, Tungabhadra
Writing
Etymology
Dawkinsia: named for Richard Dawkins, for 'his contribution to the public understanding of science and, in particular, of evolutionary science'. arulius: appar…
Distribution
Type locality is given by Jerdon as 'Cavery River at Seringapatam' which corresponds to Srirangapatna in Karnataka state, southwestern India, a town located on…
Habitat
Displays a preference for clean, well-oxygenated streams and rivers with flowing water and substrates of gravel, pebbles, rocks, and boulders. Southern India i…
Aquarium size
An aquarium with base measurements of at least 120 ∗ 45 cm or equivalent should be the smallest considered for long-term care.
Maintenance
Not difficult to keep in a well-maintained set-up, though we recommend aquascaping the tank to resemble a flowing stream or river with a substrate of variably-…
Water conditions
Not written yet
Diet
Probably a foraging omnivore feeding on a variety of worms, insects, crustaceans, plant material, and other organic debris in nature. In the aquarium it's easi…
Behaviour and compatibility
An ideal addition to a peaceful community of riverine species alongside other schooling or shoaling cyprinids, plus botiid, cobitid, nemacheilid, and balitorid…
Sexual dimorphism
Adult males develop a more intense colour pattern than females and exhibit noticeable tubercules on the head when in spawning condition. Adult females tend to …
Reproduction
Like most small cyprinids this is an egg-scattering free spawner exhibiting no parental care. When in good condition it will spawn often and in a mature aquari…
Notes
D. arulius was formerly included in the genus Puntius and Puntius filamentosus 'group' of related species which also contained P. arulius, P. assimilis, P. exc…
References
References
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