Sri Lankans name new type of fish after Richard Dawkins

“We hope that Dawkinsia will serve as a reminder of the elegance and
simplicity of evolution, the only rational explanation there is for the
unimaginable diversity of life on Earth,” he said.

Male Dawkinsia barbs advertise their fitness by growing long fin filaments
that make them more attractive to females but also dangerously conspicuous
to predators.

“The filaments are rather like the peacock’s tail, expensive ornaments
that place their owner at greater risk while offering him the reward of
being the preferred choice of females,” Pethiyagoda said.

The genus reclassification followed an eight-year study of the DNA, bone
structures and overall anatomy of Puntius species.

Source: AFP

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