| Family: |
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps), subfamily: Smiliogastrinae |
| Max. size: |
23.5 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Asia: endemic to Lake Lanao, Mindanao, Philippines. |
| Diagnosis: |
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. |
| Biology: |
One of the largest of the Lanao carps (Ref. 280). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Extinct (EX); Date assessed: 12 November 2019 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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