''Poropuntius'' is a genus of

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fish found mainly in freshwater habitats of

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and

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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 a single ''P. speleops'' is a

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.Romero, A., editor (2001). The Biology of Hypogean Fishes, p. 18. Developments in Environmental Biology of Fishes.

Species

There are currently 38 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 or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a ...

'' ( Vaillant, 1893) * ''

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 The Nam Ou ( Laotian: ນ້ຳອູ , literally: "rice bowl river") is one o ...

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, 2000 * ''

Poropuntius bantamensis ''Poropuntius bantamensis'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Poropuntius'' which is known with certainty only from the upper Chao Phraya The Chao Phraya ( or ; th, แม่น้ำเจ้าพระยา, , or ) is th ...

'' (

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( de), 1920) * ''

Poropuntius bolovenensis ''Poropuntius bolovenensis'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Poropuntius''. This species is endemic to the eastern half of the Boloven Plateau in southern Laos where its numbers are decreasing under heavy fishing pressure. However ...

'' T. R. Roberts, 1998 * ''

Poropuntius brevispinus ''Poropuntius brevispinus'' is a species of cyprinid in the genus ''Poropuntius''. It inhabits inland wetlands in Vietnam. It has been assessed as "data deficient" on the IUCN Red List The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) ...

'' ( V. H. Nguyễn & L. H. Doan, 1969) * ''

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 () ( mni, Kangleipak) is a state in Northeast India, with t ...

'' ( Mukerji, 1933) * ''

Poropuntius carinatus ''Poropuntius carinatus'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Poropuntius'' from the upper Mekong drainage in Yunnan Yunnan , () is a landlocked province in the southwest of the People's Republic of China. The province spans a ...

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

Poropuntius chondrorhynchus ''Poropuntius chondrorhynchus'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Poropuntius'' from the Mekong, Salween, Maeklong and Chao Phraya basins in south-east Asia. ''Poropuntius chondrorhynchus'' may be a junior synonym A synonym is a ...

'' ( Fowler, 1934) * ''

Poropuntius chonglingchungi ''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 h ...

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

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 a landlocked province in the southwest of the People's Republic of China. The province spa ...

'' ( B. L. Chaudhuri, 1911) * ''

Poropuntius consternans ''Poropuntius consternans'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Poropuntius'' which is endemic to the eastern half of the Bolovens Plateau in southern Laos. Its numbers are thought to be decreasing due to heavy fishing pressure, but t ...

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, 2000 * ''

Poropuntius daliensis ''Poropuntius daliensis'' is a species of cyprinid in the genus ''Poropuntius''. It inhabits China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by ...

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

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, 1842) * '' Poropuntius exiguus'' ( H. W. Wu & R. D. Lin, 1977) * '' Poropuntius faucis'' ( H. M. Smith, 1945) * '' Poropuntius fuxianhuensis'' ( 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'' T. R. Roberts, 1998 * '' Poropuntius huangchuchieni'' ( T. L. Tchang, 1962) * '' Poropuntius kontumensis'' ( Chevey, 1934) * '' Poropuntius krempfi'' ( Pellegrin & Chevey, 1934) * '' Poropuntius laoensis'' ( Günther, 1868) * '' Poropuntius lobocheiloides''

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, 2000 * '' Poropuntius margarianus'' ( J. Anderson, 1879) * '' Poropuntius melanogrammus'' T. R. Roberts, 1998 * '' Poropuntius normani'' H. M. Smith, 1931 * '' Poropuntius opisthoptera'' ( H. W. Wu, 1977) * '' Poropuntius rhomboides'' ( H. W. Wu & R. D. Lin, 1977) * '' Poropuntius scapanognathus'' T. R. Roberts, 1998 * '' Poropuntius schanicus'' (

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, 1893) * '' Poropuntius shanensis'' ( Hora & Mukerji, 1934) * '' Poropuntius smedleyi'' ( de Beaufort, 1933) * '' Poropuntius solitus''

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, 2000 * '' Poropuntius speleops'' ( T. R. Roberts, 1991) * '' Poropuntius susanae'' (

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, 1973) * '' Poropuntius tawarensis'' ( M. C. W. Weber & de Beaufort, 1916)

References

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