title: Puntius kamalika
text: # Puntius kamalika
  
  Puntius kamalika is a species of cyprinid fish in the genus Puntius. It is found in Sri Lanka.
  
  The fish is named in honor of Kamalika “Kami” Abeyaratne (1934-2004), a Sri Lankan pediatrician who became an AIDS activist after she contracted the disease HIV through a contaminated blood transfusion given to her following a near-fatal traffic accident.
  
  