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]
Poropuntius | |
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Poropuntius huguenini | |
Scientific classification | |
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
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There are currently 38 recognized species in this genus:[1]