Biology:Barbodes manalak

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Short description: Extinct species of fish

Barbodes manalak
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Barbodes
Species:
B. manalak
Binomial name
Barbodes manalak
Herre, 1924
Synonyms
  • Puntius manalak (Herre, 1924)

Barbodes manalak,[2] known locally as the manalak, is an extinct species of cyprinid fish endemic to Lake Lanao in Mindanao, the Philippines . It was black on the top of the head and snout with a wide, short snout. It was dark green on the dorsum, white on the sides with a gold tint especially heavy on the belly. Fins were pale colored with a dark green dorsal fin. This species reached a length of 31.5 centimetres (12.4 in) TL. It was important to local subsistence fisheries.[3]

References

  1. Torres, A.G.; Guerrero, R.D. III, Nacua, S.S.; Gimena, R.V.; Eza, N.D.; Kesner-Reyes, K.; Villanueva, T.R.; Alcantara, A.J.; Rebancos, C.M. (2020). "Barbodes manalak". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T18904A192626589. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T18904A192626589.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/18904/192626589. Retrieved November 15, 2021. 
  2. Kottelat, M. (2013): The Fishes of the Inland Waters of Southeast Asia: A Catalogue and Core Bibliography of the Fishes Known to Occur in Freshwaters, Mangroves and Estuaries. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 2013, Supplement No. 27: 1–663.
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Puntius manalak" in FishBase. October 2013 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q2236184 entry