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Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Cyprininae
Etymology: Poropuntius: Greek, poros = porous + Greek, punctum = marked with points (Ref. 45335); solitus: From the Latin solitus (usual, ordinary).
More on author: Kottelat.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
Asia: Xe Nam Noy basin in Mekong, Laos.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 43281)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 8. With 11-12 predorsal scales; lips not hypertrophied; mouth arched; sheath on lower jaw without sharp edge; color plain olive brown with reticulate pattern; a midlateral stripe from a point about halfway between gill-opening and dorsal-fin origin to base of caudal fin; submarginal stripes along upper and lower margin of caudal fin (Ref. 36949). Dorsal fin with 7 branched rays; caudal fin without noticeable marks (Ref. 43281).
Reaches up to at least 9.2 cm SL (Ref. 43281).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Kottelat, M., 2000. Diagnosis of a new genus and 64 new species of fishes from Laos (Teleostei: Cyprinidae, Balitoridae, Bagridae, Syngnathidae, Chaudhuriidae and Tetraodontidae). J. South Asian Nat. Hist. 5(1):37-82. (Ref. 36949)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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