Poropuntius angustus

Poropuntius angustus is a species of cyprinid fish. It is endemic to the Mekong Basin and is currently only known from a few tributaries of Mekong in Laos (Nam Ou, Nam Tha and Nam Youan).[1][2] It grows to 12 cm (4.7 in) SL.[2] It lives mainly in small forest streams.[1]

Poropuntius angustus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Poropuntius
Species:
P. angustus
Binomial name
Poropuntius angustus

References

  1. Kottelat, M. (2012). "Poropuntius angustus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T181272A1715954. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T181272A1715954.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Poropuntius angustus" in FishBase. August 2015 version.


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