Horadandia brittani
| Horadandia brittani | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Danionidae |
| Subfamily: | Rasborinae |
| Genus: | Horadandia |
| Species: | H. brittani
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| Binomial name | |
| Horadandia brittani Rema Devi & Menon, 1992
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Horadandia atukorali brittani Rema Devi & Menon, 1992 | |
Horadandia brittani is a species of very small reshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Danionidae. This species is endemic to coastal floodplains in South India.[2] Originally described as a subspecies of H. atukorali, it was elevated to species level in 2013.[1][3] It can grow to 2 cm (0.79 in) standard length.[2]
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of American ichthyologist Martin R. Brittan (1922–2008), who provided the specimens, the biometric data and the literature, and for critically reviewing the authors’ manuscript regarding the description.[4]
References
- ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Horadandia brittani". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Horadandia brittani". FishBase. February 2021 version.
- ^ Batuwita, S.; de Silva, M.; Edirisinghe, U. (2013). "A review of the danionine genera Rasboroides and Horadandia (Pisces: Cyprinidae), with description of a new species from Sri Lanka". Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters. 4 (2): 121–140.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Family DANIONIDAE: Bleeker 1863 (Danios)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 6 February 2025.