Poropuntius speleops | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Genus: | Poropuntius |
Species: | P. speleops
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Binomial name | |
Poropuntius speleops (
T. R. Roberts, 1991)
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Poropuntius speleops is a vulnerable species of ray-finned fish in the genus Poropuntius. It is found only in underground streams in a single cave in the Phu Khieo Wildlife Sanctuary in Thailand. Like other cavefish, it has reduced pigmentation and eyes. [3] It is threatened by poaching for food and the aquarium trade, although the population is stable. [1]