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'''''Dawkinsia uttara''''', the '''northern filament barb''', is a species of freshwater fish belonging to the family [[Cyprinidae]].<br />
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==Etymology==<br />
The genus name ''Dawkinsia'' was given in honour of the evolutionary biologist [[Richard Dawkins]], while the species name ''uttara'' refers to Uttara Katwate, mother of the species author Unmesh Katwate.<ref>{{cite news |title=A new species of filament barb found in the Western Ghats |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/science-and-environment/a-new-species-of-filament-barb-found-in-the-western-ghats-919514.html |work=Deccan Herald |date=24 November 2020 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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==Description==<br />
''Dawkinsia uttara'' is a small-sized fish, reaching up to {{cvt|12|cm}} in length. Phylogentically, ''Dawkinsia uttara'' is part of the "filamentosa" species group, differing from its closest congener ''[[Dawkinsia filamentosa]]'' in having a caudal fin with a narrower elongate black subdistal band and a terminal rather than subterminal mouth.<ref name="Katwate2020"/><br />
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==Distribution and habitat==<br />
''Dawkinsia uttara'' is found in the upper reaches of the Kajali, [[Terekhol River|Terekhol]], and [[Jagbudi River]]s of [[Maharashtra]] in the northern Western Ghats. It inhabits shallow and slow-moving streams, where it feeds on small invertebrates.<ref name="Katwate2020">{{cite journal |last1=Katwate |first1=Unmesh |last2=Apte |first2=Deepak |last3=Raghavan |first3=Rajeev |title=Dawkinsia uttara, a new species of filament barb (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from the Western Ghats of India |journal=Vertebrate Zoology |date=November 2020 |volume=70 |issue=4 |pages=717–730 |doi=10.26049/VZ70-4-2020-11 |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/346515808}}</ref><br />
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[[Category:Dawkinsia|uttara]]<br />
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