Poropuntius chonglingchungi

Poropuntius chonglingchungi
Critically endangered
Critically endangered, possibly extinct  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Poropuntius
Species:
P. chonglingchungi
Binomial name
Poropuntius chonglingchungi
Synonyms
  • Barbus chonglingchungi Tchang, 1938
  • Barbodes chonglingchungi (Tchang, 1938)
  • Barbodes lacustris Wu, 1977
  • Puntius pachygnathus Wang, Zhuang & Gao, 1982

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]

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