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Cypriniformes (Carps) >
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Cyprininae
Etymology: Poropuntius: Greek, poros = porous + Greek, punctum = marked with points (Ref. 45335); tongnunui: Name 'tongnunui' in honor of Dr. Sampan Tongnunui, Department of Conservation Biology,
Mahidol University, Kanchanaburi Campus, Thailand, for his outstanding contributions to our knowledge of the fishes of Thailand.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
Asia: Thailand.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 17.4 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 138620)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Page, L.M., Z.S. Randall, W. Tangjitjaroen, H.M. Pham and H.D. Hoàng, 2026. Poropuntius in the Chao Phraya, Mae Klong, Salween, and Tenasserim River Basins in Southeast Asia with description of a new species from the Mae Klong Basin in Thailand (Cypriniformes, Cyprinidae). Fishes 11(2):102. (Ref. 138620)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00646 (0.00296 - 0.01410), b=3.09 (2.90 - 3.28), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Trophic level (Ref. 69278) |
3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Resilience (Ref. 120179) |
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (11 of 100). 🛈 |