Poropuntius chonglingchungi
| Poropuntius chonglingchungi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Poropuntius |
| Species: | P. chonglingchungi |
| Binomial name | |
| Poropuntius chonglingchungi (T. L. Tchang, 1938)[2] | |
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
- 1 2 Zhao, H. (2011). "Poropuntius chonglingchungi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Poropuntius chonglingchungi" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
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