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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > No subfamily
Etymology: Poropuntius: Greek, poros = porous + Greek, punctum = marked with points (Ref. 45335); solitus: From the Latin solitus (usual, ordinary).. More on author: Kottelat.

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Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical, preferred ?

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Asia: Xe Nam Noy basin in Mekong, Laos.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 43281)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal soft rays (total): 8. With 11-12 predorsal scales; lips not hypertrophied; mouth arched; sheath on lower jaw without sharp edge; color plain olive brown with reticulate pattern; a midlateral stripe from a point about halfway between gill-opening and dorsal-fin origin to base of caudal fin; submarginal stripes along upper and lower margin of caudal fin (Ref. 36949). Dorsal fin with 7 branched rays; caudal fin without noticeable marks (Ref. 43281).

Reaches up to at least 9.2 cm SL (Ref. 43281).

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Kottelat, M., 2000. Diagnosis of a new genus and 64 new species of fishes from Laos (Teleostei: Cyprinidae, Balitoridae, Bagridae, Syngnathidae, Chaudhuriidae and Tetraodontidae). J. South Asian Nat. Hist. 5(1):37-82. (Ref. 36949)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Endangered (EN) (B1ab(i,iii,v))

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

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Harmless

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Poropuntius solitus Kottelat, 2000