''Poropuntius'' is a genus of

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fish found mainly in freshwater habitats of

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, but ''P. burtoni'' is from

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. Several species have highly restricted ranges and are

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, and one species, ''P. speleops'' is a

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Species

These are the currently recognized species in this genus: * ''

Poropuntius alloiopleurus ''Poropuntius alloiopleurus'' is a species of cyprinid fish that is found in the eastern Asian countries of China, Laos and Vietnam Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainlan ...

'' ( Vaillant, 1893) * ''

Poropuntius anlaoensis ''Poropuntius anlaoensis'', the Anlao brook barb, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae, the family which includes the carp, barbs, minnows and related fishes. This species was first formally described in 2 ...

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Poropuntius burtoni ''Poropuntius burtoni'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Poropuntius'' which is common in most of the hils treams draining into the Chindwin river in Manipur Manipur () is a state in northeastern India with Imphal as its ...

'' ( Mukerji, 1933) * ''

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

'' ( H. W. Wu & R. D. Lin, 1977) * ''

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

'' ( T. L. Tchang, 1938) * ''

Poropuntius clavatus The Stedman barb (''Poropuntius clavatus'') is a species of cyprinid fish native to India and Bangladesh in the Ganges River basin where it occurs in foothill streams and rivers. This species can reach a length of TL. It is of minor importanc ...

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Poropuntius cogginii ''Poropuntius cogginii'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Poropuntius''. It is endemic to Lake Erhai in Dali, Yunnan Yunnan; is an inland Provinces of China, province in Southwestern China. The province spans approximately ...

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, 1911) * ''

Poropuntius deauratus ''Poropuntius deauratus'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Poropuntius'' which is found in coastal river drainages in central Vietnam: between the Thu Bon River Thu and variations may refer to: * Thursday * Thu (surname), the Gan ...

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, 1842) * ''

Poropuntius exiguus ''Poropuntius exiguus'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Poropuntius'' that is endemic to Lake Erhai Erhai or Er Lake (), is an alpine fault lake in Dali City, Dali Prefecture, Yunnan province, China. Erhai was also known as Y ...

'' (H. W. Wu & R. D. Lin, 1977) * ''

Poropuntius faucis ''Poropuntius faucis'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Poropuntius'' which occurs in hill streams in the upper Chao Phraya The Chao Phraya River is the major river in Thailand, with its low alluvial plain forming the centre o ...

'' ( H. M. Smith, 1945) * ''

Poropuntius fuxianhuensis ''Poropuntius fuxianhuensis'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Poropuntius ''Poropuntius'' is a genus of cyprinid fish found mainly in freshwater habitats of South Asia and Yunnan in China, but ''P. burtoni'' is from Southeast As ...

'' ( 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

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'' T. R. Roberts, 1998 * '' Poropuntius opisthoptera'' (H. W. Wu, 1977) * '' Poropuntius schanicus'' (

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, 1893) * '' Poropuntius shanensis'' (

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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 {{Cyprininae-stub