Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Dawkinsia srilankensis (Dawkinsia srilankensis), recorded as Endangered
Dawkinsia srilankensis (Dawkinsia srilankensis). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Dawkinsia srilankensis

Dawkinsia srilankensis

Dawkinsia srilankensis is a minnow in the family Cyprinidae (order Cypriniformes), recorded as Endangered.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Dawkinsia srilankensis
Taxonomy
Cypriniformes · Cyprinidae · Dawkinsia

Appearance

Dawkinsia srilankensis, the blotched filamented barb, is a ray-finned fish in the genus Dawkinsia.

Range and habitat

This species is endemic to the Kalu River in Sri Lanka and it is in imminent danger of going extinct due to tailings from upstream mines and potentially also capture for the aquarium trade.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

In crisis

Dawkinsia srilankensis is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Dawkinsia srilankensis — often a short stub, Wikidata item Q28599176. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

Same genus

Photograph of Arulius barb (Dawkinsia arulius), recorded as EndangeredEN

Arulius barb

Dawkinsia arulius
Photograph of Dawkinsia assimilis (Dawkinsia assimilis), recorded as EndangeredEN

Dawkinsia assimilis

Dawkinsia assimilis
Photograph of Dawkinsia exclamatio (Dawkinsia exclamatio), recorded as EndangeredEN

Dawkinsia exclamatio

Dawkinsia exclamatio
Photograph of Puntius tambraparniei (Dawkinsia tambraparniei), recorded as EndangeredEN

Puntius tambraparniei

Dawkinsia tambraparniei

Quick answers

What is Dawkinsia srilankensis?
Dawkinsia srilankensis is a minnow in the family Cyprinidae (order Cypriniformes).
What is the conservation status of Dawkinsia srilankensis?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Dawkinsia srilankensis. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Dawkinsia srilankensis live?
This species is endemic to the Kalu River in Sri Lanka and it is in imminent danger of going extinct due to tailings from upstream mines and potentially also capture for the aquarium trade.
Why is Dawkinsia srilankensis in crisis?
This species is endemic to the Kalu River in Sri Lanka and it is in imminent danger of going extinct due to tailings from upstream mines and potentially also capture for the aquarium trade.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Dawkinsia srilankensis?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Dawkinsia srilankensis a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.