Dawkinsia rohani
# Dawkinsia rohani

Dawkinsia rohani is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Dawkinsia. It is endemic to the Western Ghats and inhabits the hill streams of Kanyakumari District in Tamil Nadu draining into the Arabian Sea.

## Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Rohan Pethiyagoda (b. 1955), in recognition of his work on the freshwater fishes of India and Sri Lanka.

