Poropuntius deauratus
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Genus: | Poropuntius |
Species: | P. deauratus
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Binomial name | |
Poropuntius deauratus (Valenciennes, 1842)[2]
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Poropuntius deauratus is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Poropuntius which is found in coastal river drainages in central Vietnam: between the Thu Bon River in Quang Nam Province and the Quang Tri River in Quang Tri Province. There was a marked decline in this species' abundance between 2-000 and 2009 when the population may have declined by as much as 80%, this decline was probably caused by overfishing. Its habitat is medium and small sized rivers and streams where it is normally found in fast-flowing, clear water and it cannot survive where these are impounded. It diet mainly consists of fine debris, algae, diatoms, and aquatic insects.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Huckstorf, V.; Freyhof, J. (2011). "Poropuntius deauratus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T181249A174795117. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T181249A174795117.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Poropuntius deauratus". FishBase.