Biology:Poropuntius

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Poropuntius
Poropuntius huguenini Bleeker.jpg
Poropuntius huguenini
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Poropuntius
H. M. Smith, 1931
Type species
Poropuntius normani
H. M. Smith, 1931

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.[1] Several species have highly restricted ranges and are threatened, and a single P. speleops is a cavefish.[2]

Species

There are currently 38 recognized species in this genus:[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). Species of Poropuntius in FishBase. April 2017 version.
  2. Romero, A., editor (2001). The Biology of Hypogean Fishes, p. 18. Developments in Environmental Biology of Fishes. ISBN:978-1402000768

Wikidata ☰ Q388364 entry