''Poropuntius'' is a genus of
cyprinid
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fish found mainly in freshwater habitats of
South Asia
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and
Yunnan
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in
China
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, but ''P. burtoni'' is from
Southeast Asia
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.
Several species have highly restricted ranges and are
threatened
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, and one species, ''P. speleops'' is a
cavefish
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.
Species
These are the currently recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Poropuntius alloiopleurus''
( Vaillant, 1893)
* ''
Poropuntius anlaoensis''
Hoàng, Phạm
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& Trần
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History
The Tran ruled the Trần dynasty, a golden era in Vietnam, and successfully repelled the Mongol ...
, 2024
* ''
Poropuntius burtoni''
( Mukerji, 1933)
* ''
Poropuntius carinatus''
( H. W. Wu & R. D. Lin, 1977)
* ''
Poropuntius chonglingchungi''
( T. L. Tchang, 1938)
* ''
Poropuntius clavatus''
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, 1845)
* ''
Poropuntius cogginii''
(B. L. Chaudhuri
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, 1911)
* ''
Poropuntius deauratus''
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, 1842)
* ''
Poropuntius exiguus''
(H. W. Wu & R. D. Lin, 1977)
* ''
Poropuntius faucis''
( H. M. Smith, 1945)
* ''
Poropuntius fuxianhuensis''
( Y. H. Wang, D. D. Zhuang & L. C. Gao, 1982)
* ''
Poropuntius genyognathus''
T. R. Roberts, 1998
* ''
Poropuntius hampaloides''
( Vinciguerra, 1890)
* ''
Poropuntius hathe''
T. R. Roberts, 1998
* ''
Poropuntius heterolepidotus
''Poropuntius heterolepidotus'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus '' Poropuntius''. It is a little known species and it is restricted to smaller tributaries of the lower Salween
The Salween is a Southeast Asian river, about long, ...
''
T. R. Roberts, 1998.
* ''
Poropuntius huangchuchieni''
( T. L. Tchang, 1962)
* ''
Poropuntius kontumensis''
( Chevey, 1934)
* ''
Poropuntius krempfi''
( Pellegrin & Chevey, 1934)
* ''
Poropuntius laoensis''
( Günther, 1868)
* ''
Poropuntius margarianus''
( J. Anderson, 1879)
* ''
Poropuntius melanogrammus
''Poropuntius melanogrammus'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Poropuntius'' from the drainage of the Mae Klong, Maeklong and nearby regions of western Thailand.
References
Poropuntius, melanogrammus
Taxa named by Tyson R ...
''
T. R. Roberts, 1998
* ''
Poropuntius opisthoptera''
(H. W. Wu, 1977)
* ''
Poropuntius schanicus''
( Boulenger, 1893)
* ''
Poropuntius shanensis''
(Hora
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& Mukerji, 1934)
* ''
Poropuntius speleops''
(T. R. Roberts, 1991)
* ''
Poropuntius tawarensis''
( M. C. W. Weber & de Beaufort, 1916)
References
Cyprininae
Taxa named by Hugh McCormick Smith
Cyprinidae genera
Cyprinid fish of Asia
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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