{{Short description|Genus of fishes}} {{Automatic taxobox | image = | image_alt = | image_caption = | taxon = Poropuntius | authority = H. M. Smith, 1931<ref name = CofF>{{Cof family|family=Cyprininae|access-date=16 December 2024}}</ref> | type_species = ''Poropuntius normani'' | type_species_authority = H. M. Smith, 1931<ref name = CofF/> }}
'''''Poropuntius''''' is a genus of cyprinid fish found mainly in freshwater habitats of South Asia and Yunnan in China, but ''P. burtoni'' is from Southeast Asia.<ref name=fishbase>{{FishBase genus | genus = Poropuntius| month = July| year = 2024}}</ref> Several species have highly restricted ranges and are threatened, and one species, ''P. speleops'' is a cavefish.<ref>{{cite book |editor=Romero, A.|year=2001|title= The Biology of Hypogean Fishes|page= 18|series= Developments in Environmental Biology of Fishes|volume=21|isbn=978-1402000768}}</ref>
==Species== These are the currently recognized species in this genus:<ref name=CofF2>{{Cof genus|genus=Poropuntius|access-date=16 December 2024}}</ref>
* ''Poropuntius alloiopleurus'' <small>(Vaillant, 1893)</small> * ''Poropuntius anlaoensis'' <small>Hoàng, Phạm & Trần, 2024</small> * ''Poropuntius burtoni'' <small>(Mukerji, 1933)</small> * ''Poropuntius carinatus'' <small>(H. W. Wu & R. D. Lin, 1977)</small> * ''Poropuntius chonglingchungi'' <small>(T. L. Tchang, 1938)</small> * ''Poropuntius clavatus'' <small>(McClelland, 1845)</small> * ''Poropuntius cogginii'' <small>(B. L. Chaudhuri, 1911)</small> * ''Poropuntius deauratus'' <small>(Valenciennes, 1842)</small> * ''Poropuntius exiguus'' <small>(H. W. Wu & R. D. Lin, 1977)</small> * ''Poropuntius faucis'' <small>(H. M. Smith, 1945)</small> * ''Poropuntius fuxianhuensis'' <small>(Y. H. Wang, D. D. Zhuang & L. C. Gao, 1982)</small> * ''Poropuntius genyognathus'' <small>T. R. Roberts, 1998</small> * ''Poropuntius hampaloides'' <small>(Vinciguerra, 1890)</small> * ''Poropuntius hathe'' <small>T. R. Roberts, 1998</small> * ''Poropuntius heterolepidotus'' <small>T. R. Roberts, 1998</small>. * ''Poropuntius huangchuchieni'' <small>(T. L. Tchang, 1962)</small> * ''Poropuntius kontumensis'' <small>(Chevey, 1934)</small> * ''Poropuntius krempfi'' <small>(Pellegrin & Chevey, 1934)</small> * ''Poropuntius laoensis'' <small>(Günther, 1868)</small> * ''Poropuntius margarianus'' <small>(J. Anderson, 1879)</small> * ''Poropuntius melanogrammus'' <small>T. R. Roberts, 1998</small> * ''Poropuntius opisthopterus'' <small>(H. W. Wu, 1977)</small> * ''Poropuntius schanicus'' <small>(Boulenger, 1893)</small> * ''Poropuntius shanensis'' <small>(Hora & Mukerji, 1934)</small> * ''Poropuntius speleops'' <small>(T. R. Roberts, 1991)</small> * ''Poropuntius tawarensis'' <small>(M. C. W. Weber & de Beaufort, 1916)</small>
== References == {{Reflist}}
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Category:Poropuntius Category:Cyprininae Category:Taxa named by Hugh McCormick Smith Category:Cyprinidae genera Category:Cyprinid fish of Asia Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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