Poropuntius angustus

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 Kottelat, M. (2012). "Poropuntius angustus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2012: e.T181272A1715954. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Poropuntius angustus" in FishBase. August 2015 version.


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