The horadandia, green carplet, or glowlight carplet (Horadandia atukorali), is a species of very small (maximum 3 cm (1.2 in) total length) cyprinid fish that is found in slow-moving or still fresh and brackish water habitats in western Sri Lanka.[2] Earlier thought to be a monotypic genus with the single species found in both Sri Lanka and India, an analysis published in 2013 showed that the Indian population should be recognized as a separate species, Horadandia brittani.[3]

Green carplet
Aquarium specimen USA
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Danioninae
Genus: Horadandia
Species:
H. atukorali
Binomial name
Horadandia atukorali

References edit

  1. ^ de Alwis Goonatilake, S.; Fernado, M.; Kotagama, O. (2019). "Horadandia atukorali". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T155068636A60631460. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T155068636A60631460.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2021). "Horadandia atukorali" in FishBase. February 2021 version.
  3. ^ 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.