Poropuntius opisthoptera

Poropuntius opisthoptera
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Genus:	Poropuntius
Species:	P. opisthoptera
Binomial name
Poropuntius opisthoptera (H. W. Wu, 1977) [2]
Synonyms
Barbodes opisthopteraWu, 1977

Poropuntius opisthoptera is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Poropuntius which has been recorded from a single locality in the drainage of the Salween (known as the Nujiang in China) in Yunnan. This species may be threatened by the building of dams. ^[1]

References

1. Devi, R.; Boguskaya, N. (2009). "Poropuntius opisthoptera". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2009: e.T169588A6649199. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T169588A6649199.en . Downloaded on 26 December 2017.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Poropuntius opisthoptera". FishBase .