| Family: |
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps), subfamily: Smiliogastrinae |
| Max. size: |
12.4 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Asia: Lake Manguao, northern Palawan, 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 yellow, dusky above, paler below; nape with a dark spot. Dorsal profile with hump on nape; snout broad and rounded. 9-10 scales from nape to dorsal; 2.5-3 scales between ventral origin and lateral line. |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
| Country info: |
Described from specimens collected only from the type locality, Lake Manguao, near Taytay in nothern Palawan (Ref. 2933). Specimens collected in the 1989 survey from the lake (46 individuals) and from Manguao stream (3), about 2 km NW of the lake were not spearated into the two species (bantolanensis and manguaoensis)(Ref. 13489). Study conducted in 2003 showed that P. manguaoensis occupies the littoral zone while P. bantolanensis occupies the open water zone (Ref. 50862). |
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