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Poropuntius

Poropuntius
Poropuntius huguenini
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Cyprininae
Genus: Poropuntius
H. M. Smith, 1931[1]
Type species
Poropuntius normani
H. M. Smith, 1931[1]

Poropuntius is a genus of cyprinid fish found mainly in freshwater habitats of Southeast Asia and Yunnan in China, but P. burtoni is from South Asia.[2] Several species have highly restricted ranges and are threatened, and one species, P. speleops is a cavefish.[3]

Species

These are the currently recognized species in this genus:[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Cyprininae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Poropuntius". FishBase. July 2024 version.
  3. ^ Romero, A., editor (2001). The Biology of Hypogean Fishes, p. 18. Developments in Environmental Biology of Fishes. ISBN 978-1402000768
  4. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Poropuntius". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 16 December 2024.