Poropuntius normani
Poropuntius normani is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Poropuntius which occurs in hill streams and near waterfalls in the upland reaches of river drainages in eastern Thailand, Western Cambodia, the Kong River in Laos and in north central Vietnam. It is common and although threatened by habitat destruction through deforestation it is assessed as Least Concern by the IUCN. It is sometimes eaten but is not a specific target of fisheries and is sometimes turns up in the aquarium trade.[1]
| Poropuntius normani | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Poropuntius |
| Species: | P. normani |
| Binomial name | |
| Poropuntius normani H. M. Smith, 1931[2] | |
References
- Vidthayanon, C. (2012). "Poropuntius normani". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T180643A1646730. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T180643A1646730.en. Downloaded on 26 December 2017.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Poropuntius normani" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
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