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Cyprinidae

Puntius katolo

Barbodes katolo

An ochre humped back surviving in Lake Lanao

Tropical
Local endemic species
Restricted distribution
Freshwater fish
Southeast Asia
Fusiform
Compressed cross-section
Small
Tropical fish

Puntius katolo is a freshwater fish of lakes. Its source record singles out this identifying detail: An ochre humped back surviving in Lake Lanao.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Barbodes
Maximum length: 11 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Asia: endemic to Lake Lanao, Mindanao, Philippines.
Conservation status: EXExtinct

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