Dawkinsia assimilis (Jerdon, 1849)
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
Dawkinsia assimilis is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Dawkinsia. It is endemic to the southern Western Ghats especially to the Southwest Indian states of Karnataka and Kerala. They are known as Mascara Barb.
Filament barbs are a group of small freshwater fishes found in the rivers of peninsular India and Sri Lanka. There are nine species known under the genus Dawkinsia. These barbs are popular among aquarium hobbyists as an ornamental fish and are also collected from rivers and bred for trade.
Wikipedia contributors, Dawkinsia assimilis; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:29:47.719647+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Dawkinsia assimilis (Jerdon, 1849)
- Name authority
- (Jerdon, 1849)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Genus
- Dawkinsia
- 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
- subfamilyBarbinae Bleeker, 1859
- genusDawkinsia Pethiyagoda, Meegaskumbura & Maduwage, 2012
- speciesDawkinsia assimilis (Jerdon, 1849)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Dawkinsia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Dawkinsia arulius (Jerdon, 1849) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dawkinsia rubrotincta (Jerdon, 1849) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dawkinsia filamentosa (Valenciennes, 1844) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dawkinsia srilankensis (Senanayake, 1985) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dawkinsia apsara Katwate, Marcus Knight, Anoop, Raghavan & Dahanukar, 2020 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dawkinsia austellus Katwate, Marcus Knight, Anoop, Raghavan & Dahanukar, 2020 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dawkinsia crassa Katwate, Marcus Knight, Anoop, Raghavan & Dahanukar, 2020 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dawkinsia uttara Katwate, Apte & Raghavan, 2020 | 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 |
|---|---|
| Puntius lepidus Day, 1868 Day, 1868 | synonym |
| Puntius assimilis (Jerdon, 1849) (Jerdon, 1849) | synonym |
| Systomus assimilis Jerdon, 1849 Jerdon, 1849 | 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.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1020697 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:6CFX3. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.