| Family: |
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps), subfamily: Cyprininae |
| Max. size: |
13.7 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Asia: known only from the Lake Tawar in northwestern Sumatra, Indonesia. |
| Diagnosis: |
Large scales; long barbels; some individuals develop a gibbosity or humeral hump, a character seldom observed in other Poropuntius. A faint longitudinal stripe above lateral line; caudal fin without marginal stripes (Ref. 35912). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Critically Endangered (CR); Date assessed: 12 April 2020 (B1ab(iii)) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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