Barbodes flavifuscus Herre, 1924
Tumba,  Katapa-tapa
photo by Escudero, P.T.

Family:  Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps), subfamily: Smiliogastrinae
Max. size:  10.5 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  Asia: Lake Lanao, Lumbatan, Mindanao, Philippines.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 3-3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-8; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 5-5. Color dark blackish brown dorsally, paler on sides, yellowish brown on belly; fins dusky. Low dorsal profile with hump behind nape. 9 scales between nape and dorsal. Resembles C. katolo but with shorter pectorals and ventrals, fewer scales between dorsal and head, and different coloration.
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Extinct (EX); Date assessed: 28 December 2019 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:  Type specimens were collected at Lumbatan, Lake Lanao (Ref. 13446), Mindanao (1921). Also Ref. 280, 70969, 94476.


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