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Name
Scientific name
Dawkinsia rohani
Described by
Authority Rema Devi, Indra & Knight, Year 2010, Bracketed
Family
Cyprinidae
Common names
Not recorded
Photograph credits
All 10 credited
Summary
Dawkinsia rohani is a cyprinid known only from Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu state, at the southern tip of the Indian peninsula. A singl…
Size and aquarium
Maximum size
95mm, 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, Kodayar, Pamburivaikal, Paralayar
Writing
Etymology
Dawkinsia: named for Richard Dawkins, for 'his contribution to the public understanding of science and, in particular, of evolutionary science'. rohani: named …
Distribution
Known only from Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu state, at the southern tip of the Indian peninsula. Type locality is 'Kodayar River drainage, near Mayilar, KW…
Habitat
No precise data is available but it's certainly a pelagic, riverine species with habitats likely to vary depending on locality and time of year with two annual…
Aquarium size
An aquarium with base measurements 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
A foraging omnivore likely to feed on a variety of worms, insects, crustaceans, plant material, and other organic debris in nature. In the aquarium it's easily…
Behaviour and compatibility
An ideal addition to a peaceful community of riverine species alongside other schooling or shoaling cyprinids plus botiid, nemacheilid and balitorid loaches. I…
Sexual dimorphism
Mature males develop a more intense colour pattern than females and exhibit noticeable tubercules on the head plus a reddish flush in the ventral portion of th…
Reproduction
Possibly unrecorded, but recommendations for closely-related species are as follows: Like most small cyprinids Dawkinsia spp. are egg-scattering free spawners …
Notes
D. rohani was formerly included in the genus Puntius and Puntius filamentosus 'group' of related species which also contained P. arulius, P. assimilis, P. excl…
References
References
6 on this profile