Poropuntius opisthoptera

Poropuntius opisthoptera is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Poropuntius which has been recorded from a single locality in the drainage of the Salween (known as the Nujiang in China) in Yunnan. This species may be threatened by the building of dams.[1]

Poropuntius opisthoptera

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Poropuntius
Species:
P. opisthoptera
Binomial name
Poropuntius opisthoptera
(H. W. Wu, 1977)[2]
Synonyms

Barbodes opisthoptera Wu, 1977

References

  1. Devi, R.; Boguskaya, N. (2009). "Poropuntius opisthoptera". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T169588A6649199. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T169588A6649199.en. Downloaded on 26 December 2017.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Poropuntius opisthoptera" in FishBase. April 2006 version.


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