Poropuntius opisthoptera
Poropuntius opisthoptera is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Poropuntius which has been recorded from a single locality in the drainage of the Salween (known as the Nujiang in China) in Yunnan. This species may be threatened by the building of dams.[1]
| Poropuntius opisthoptera | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Poropuntius |
| Species: | P. opisthoptera |
| Binomial name | |
| Poropuntius opisthoptera (H. W. Wu, 1977)[2] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Barbodes opisthoptera Wu, 1977 | |
References
- Devi, R.; Boguskaya, N. (2009). "Poropuntius opisthoptera". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T169588A6649199. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T169588A6649199.en. Downloaded on 26 December 2017.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Poropuntius opisthoptera" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
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