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Description |
Asia: India and Myanmar.
Geographic Range [top]
Range Description: The species is found in almost all of the hill streams in Manipur, India, draining to the Chindwin River, and in Myanmar.
Countries occurrence:
Native:
India (Manipur); Myanmar
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Population [top]
Population: Population information is lacking for this species and needs to be studied.
Current Population Trend: Unknown
Additional data:
? Population severely fragmented: No
Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology: P. burtoni is a benthopelagic species which inhabits hill streams and rivers at foot hills.
Systems: Freshwater
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s): This part of India and Myanmar is mountainous and sparsely populated with no known direct threats to the species. The species is utilised as a food fish, however there is no evidence that this is having an adverse effect on population size.
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions: It is not known if there are any conservation measures in place or needed.
Citation: Devi, R. & Boguskaya, N. 2009. Poropuntius burtoni. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T169611A6653753. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T169611A6653753.en. Downloaded on 15 November 2016.
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