| Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps), subfamily: Smiliogastrinae |
| 23.5 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
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benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Asia: endemic to Lake Lanao, Mindanao, Philippines. |
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Dorsal spines (total): 4-4; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-8; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 5-5. Color in life dark green dorsally merging into yellow below; golden or brassy luster on sides and belly; fins colorless or reddish. Short, broad snout with a prominent median protuberance marking posterior limit of the protractile upper lip. 8-9 scales from nape to dorsal; 1.5 scale rows between ventrals and lateral line. Scales large and few in number; lower jaw short and narrow; 4th dorsal spine stout and feebly serrated. |
| One of the largest of the Lanao carps (Ref. 280). |
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Extinct (EX); Date assessed: 12 November 2019 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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One of the largest of the Lanao carps. Described from the type specimen, 23.5 cm TL, and three other cotypes (11.6 - 13.7 cm) taken from Dansalan, Lake Lanao in 1921. Specimens collected by J. Clemens in 1907 were also examined (Ref. 2929, 81520). No specimen was caught during the 1994 expedition (Ref. 10888) and 2008 survey (Ref. 95183). Also Ref. 13446, 70969, 94476. |
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