| Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps), subfamily: No subfamily |
| 10.8 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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benthopelagic |
| Asia: endemic to Lake Lanao, Mindanao, Philippines. |
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Dorsal spines (total): 4-4; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-7; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 5-5. Preserved color whitish yellow, paler ventrally, sides and back golden yellow; top of head dusky; all fins pale; in life basal half of caudal probably golden. Broad snout with median hump near bluntly rounded tip. Large circular eye with thickened adipose eyelid; anterior nostril with prominent erect tubule, the posterior margin forming a conspicuous flap; the posterior nostril large and open. |
| Inhabits considerable depths. The most highly prized of Lanao cyprinids (Ref. 280). |
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Critically Endangered (A1ce)
(Ref. 96402)
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| harmless |
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Described from nine ripe female specimens, 8.8 - 10.8 cm, from Lake Lanao, Mindanao. The most highly prized cyprinid, used for food by the Maranaos. Caught only during the colder months and apparently the rarest and most difficult to catch (Ref. 2855). Still caught in the lake in 1963-64 (Ref. 10885). In the 1990-91 survey, only two (2) kilograms of this species was recorded; caught with gill nets along with the other species (Ref. 13448). No specimen was caught during the 2008 survey (Ref. 95183). Usually found in the littoral areas, with heavy aquatic vegetation (Ref. 13448). Also Ref. 13446, 70969, 94476. |
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