| Family: |
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps), subfamily: Smiliogastrinae |
| Max. size: |
12.6 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Asia: endemic to Lake Lanao, Mindanao, Philippines |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 4-4; Dorsal soft rays (total): 18-18; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 6-6. Preserved color dusky gray dorsally, whitish below; snout bluish black; dorsal rays dusky, caudal yellow, other fins colorless. Very large and broad head; large snout with 3 bony humps near its tip; large mouth. 13 scales between nape and dorsal; 3 scales between ventral and lateral line. Minute white tubercles on snout and top of head. |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Extinct (EX); Date assessed: 01 January 2020 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
| Country info: |
Description based from the type and only specimen, 12.6 cm, collected at Camp Keithley, Lanao. No specimen was caught during the 1994 expedition (Ref. 10888) and 1997, 1982-83, 1990-91 and 2008 surveys (Ref. 95183). Also Refs. 280, 13446, 70969, 94476. |
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