Dawkinsia [SEP] named after
Dawkinsia
Dawkinsia is a genus of cyprinid fishes from freshwater in South India and Sri Lanka. It was recently split off from genus "Puntius".
Etymology.
"Dawkinsia" is named after the evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins in recognition of his "contribution to the public understanding of science, particularly, of evolutionary science". Dawkins describes this as "a great honour".
Description.
Adults typically measure SL. They do not have rostral barbels but might have maxillary barbels. Juveniles have a colour pattern
Sri Lanka, Sri Lankan primates and Horton Plains National Park. He is a Research Associate of the Australian Museum and serves as editor for Asian Freshwater Fishes of the journal Zootaxa.
Legacy.
Several new species have been named in his honour, including the fishes "Dawkinsia rohani" and "Rasboroides rohani"; the dragon lizard "Calotes pethiyagodai"; the jumping spider "Onomastus pethiyagodai" and the dragonfly "Macromidia donaldi pethiyagodai".
In July 2012 Pethiyagoda and colleagues named a genus of South Asian freshwater fishes