Barbodes amarus Herre, 1924
Dipura,  Pait
photo by Escudero, P.T.

Family:  Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps), subfamily: Smiliogastrinae
Max. size:  10.8 cm (female)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  Asia: endemic to Lake Lanao, Mindanao, Philippines.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 4-4; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-8; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 5-5. Preserved color brownish dorsally, yellowish on sides and belly, silvery luster all over; lips and snout tip edged with black; fin rays dusky; scales above lateral line outlined by a band of minute black spots. Longitudinally radiating lines on scales. 9 scales between nape and dorsal; 2-2.5 scales between ventral origin and lateral line. Snout pointed.
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Extinct (EX); Date assessed: 08 November 2019 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:  Described from the type specimens collected from Dansalan, Lake Lanao, Mindanao (1910, 1922). Still present in the 1982 survey (Ref. 12758). Also Ref. 70969, 94476.


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