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Name
Scientific name
Dawkinsia exclamatio
Described by
Authority Pethiyagoda & Kottelat, Year 2005
Family
Cyprinidae
Common names
Not recorded
Photograph credits
All 6 credited
Summary
Dawkinsia exclamatio is a cyprinid from the Kallada River in southern Kerala, India, and may be endemic to that river system. Rare in the h…
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, Kallada
Writing
Etymology
Dawkinsia: named for Richard Dawkins, for 'his contribution to the public understanding of science and, in particular, of evolutionary science'. exclamatio: in…
Distribution
Type locality is '3 kilometers downstream of Thenmalai Dam, on Thenmalai-Trivandrum Road, Kallada River, Kerala, India', and it may be endemic to the Kallada s…
Habitat
Inhabits various riverine habitat types, and conditions likely to vary depending on time of year with significant increases in water volume, chemistry, and tur…
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, exhibit noticeable tubercules on the head when in spawning condition, and some individuals deve…
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. exclamatio is rare in the aquarium hobby but occasionally shipped as bycatch among shipments of similar-looking species such as D. assimilis. It was formerl…
References
References
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