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Etymology: Poropuntius: Greek, poros = porous + Greek, punctum = marked with points (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Weber & deBeaufort.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

; agua dulce bentopelágico. Tropical

Distribución Países | Áreas FAO | Ecosistemas | Ocurrencias, apariciones | Point map | Introducciones | Faunafri

Asia: known only from the Lake Tawar in northwestern Sumatra, Indonesia.

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.7 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 7050)

Short description Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría

Large scales; long barbels; some individuals develop a gibbosity or humeral hump, a character seldom observed in other Poropuntius. A faint longitudinal stripe above lateral line; caudal fin without marginal stripes (Ref. 35912).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reproducción | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larva

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Roberts, T.R., 1998. Review of the tropical Asian cyprinid fish genus Poropuntius, with descriptions of new species and trophic morphs. Nat. Hist. Bull. Siam Soc. 46:105-135. (Ref. 35912)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

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Poropuntius tawarensis (Weber & de Beaufort, 1916)