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Southwestern Sri Lanka Rivers And Streams
Southwestern Sri Lanka rivers and streams is a freshwater ecoregion in Sri Lanka. The ecoregion is listed in Global 200, a list of ecoregions compiled by the World Wide Fund for Nature for conservation priorities. The extensive network of rivers and streams of Sri Lanka drains a total of 103 distinct natural river basins. Several waterfall habitats have been formed as a result of rivers and streams flowing through high and mid elevation areas. The ecoregion spreads over 15,500 km2 in the wet zone of the southwestern part of Sri Lanka. More than a quarter of the freshwater fishes that have been discovered in Southwestern Sri Lanka rivers and streams are endemic. Nine endemic genera of freshwater fishes of Western Ghats and Sri Lanka hotspot Malpulutta are found only in Sri Lanka. Studies suggest that the number of species still to be discovered is quite high. Until recently wetlands in Sri Lanka were used for drainage, construction sites and land fills. Biodiversity Diverse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cherry Barb
The cherry barb (''Puntius titteya'') is a tropical freshwater fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka,Froese, R. and D. Pauly, Eds''Puntius titteya''.FishBase. 2011. and introduced populations have become established in Mexico and Colombia. The cherry barb was named ''Puntius titteya'' by Paules Edward Pieris Deraniyagala in 1929. Synonyms include ''Barbus titteya'' and ''Capoeta titteya''. The species is commercially important in the aquarium trade and farmed in larger numbers, but it remains threatened by overcollection and habitat loss. Description The cherry barb is a small elongated fish with a relatively compressed body. It reaches in length. The female is fawn-colored on top with a slight greenish sheen. Its sides and belly have gleaming silver highlights. It may have a rosy tone on its back and upper sides. A horizontal stripe extends from the tip of the snout through the eye to the base of the caudal fin. The male has a reddish color, beco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
