Poropuntius chonglingchungi is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Poropuntius. The species is only known from Fuxian Lake in Yunnan; it enters streams for spawning. It has been impacted by introduced species, the loss of spawning habitat, and over-fishing. It has not been recorded since the 1980s; IUCN considers it as Critically Endangered and possibly extinct.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Poropuntius |
| Species: | P. chonglingchungi
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| Poropuntius chonglingchungi (T. L. Tchang, 1938)[2]
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References
edit- ^ a b Zhao, H. (2011). "Poropuntius chonglingchungi". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011. IUCN: e.T166192A6189259. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T166192A6189259.en. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Poropuntius chonglingchungi". FishBase.
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