Poropuntius chonglingchungi
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Genus: | Poropuntius |
Species: | P. chonglingchungi
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Binomial name | |
Poropuntius chonglingchungi (T. L. Tchang, 1938)[2]
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Poropuntius chonglingchungi is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Poropuntius. The species is only known from Fuxian Lake in Yunnan; it enters streams for spawning. It has been impacted by introduced species, the loss of spawning habitat, and over-fishing. It has not been recorded since the 1980s; IUCN considers it as Critically Endangered and possibly extinct.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Zhao, H. (2011). "Poropuntius chonglingchungi". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011. IUCN: e.T166192A6189259. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T166192A6189259.en. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Poropuntius chonglingchungi". FishBase.