| Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps), subfamily: Smiliogastrinae |
| 13.2 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
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benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Asia: endemic to Lake Lanao, Mindanao, Philippines. |
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Dorsal spines (total): 3-3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-8; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 5-5. Preserved color dusky above, pale yellowish on sides and belly; colorless fins; scales with concentric striae. Eyes with gelatinous eyelid; blunt snout round- tipped, 3.5-4X in head. 11-13 scales between nape and dorsal; 3 scale rows between ventrals and lateral line. |
| Caught among pond weeds of the shallow bays of the lake. Considered a food fish in the region. |
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Critically Endangered (CR); Date assessed: 18 November 2019 (D) Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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Considered as the most important fish of Lake Lanao and next to P. baoulan, is the most-prized cyprinid. Described specimens were collected from the type locality, Dansalan, Lake Lanao, Mindanao (1921). Once caught in enormous quantities using fine-meshed gill nets among pond weeds of shallow bays of the lake (Ref. 2929). Still caught in the lake from 1963 to 1964 (Ref. 10885). Still present in a 1982 survey (Ref. 12758), 1973-77, 1982-83, 1990-91 and 2008 surveys (Ref. 95183). No specimen was caught during the 1994 expedition (Ref. 10888). Also Refs. 3881, 13446, 70969, 94476. |
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