Poropuntius
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| Poropuntius | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Cyprininae |
| Genus: | Poropuntius H. M. Smith, 1931[1] |
| Type species | |
| Poropuntius normani H. M. Smith, 1931[1] | |
Poropuntius is a genus of cyprinid fish found mainly in freshwater habitats of South Asia and Yunnan in China, but P. burtoni is from Southeast Asia.[2] Several species have highly restricted ranges and are threatened, and one species, P. speleops is a cavefish.[3]
