Horadandia atukorali Deraniyagala, 1943
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The horadandia, green carplet, or glowlight carplet (Horadandia atukorali), is a species of very small freshwater ray-finned fish in the family Danionidae, with the maximum total length being about 3 cm (1.2 in). This species is found in slow-moving or still freshwater and brackish habitats in western Sri Lanka, including coastal swamps and vegetated ponds.
The genus Horadandia was formerly considered monotypic, with the single species found in both Sri Lanka and India. However, a taxonomic revision published in 2013 demonstrated that Indian populations represent a distinct species. Hence, the species Horadandia brittani was described, restricting the range of H. atukorali to Sri Lanka.
Wikipedia contributors, Green carplet; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:50:09.705484+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Horadandia atukorali Deraniyagala, 1943
- Name authority
- Deraniyagala, 1943
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Genus
- Horadandia
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCypriniformes
- familyCyprinidae Rafinesque, 1815
- subfamilyDanioninae Bleeker, 1863
- genusHoradandia Deraniyagala, 1943
- speciesHoradandia atukorali Deraniyagala, 1943
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Horadandia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Horadandia brittani Rema Devi & Menon, 1992 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Horadandia attukorali (Deraniyagala, 1943) (Deraniyagala, 1943) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Deraniyagala, P. E. P. (1943). A new cyprinoid fish from Ceylon. Journal of the Ceylon Branch R. Asiatic Society, 35 (no. 96, pt 4): 158–159. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3MNHB. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.