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Katolo (Puntius katolo)

Discoverer: Herre, 1924
Distribution: to Lake Lanao, Mindanao, Philippines
Biology: Dorsal spines (total): 4-4; Dorsal softrays (total): 8-8; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft-rays: 5-5. Preserved color yellowish brown, slightly dusky above, top of head brown; all fins pale. Dorsal profile low with a pronounced nuchal hump. 11 scales between nape & dorsal; 2.5 scales between ventrals & lateral line. Non-continuous post labial groove across the chin. Long snout broad & blunt, 3X in head. Max. size: 11.0 cm SL; 9.5 cm (female)
Common Name: katolo
Comments: Described from specimens, 9.5 - 11 cm, collected from the type locality, Dansalan, Lake Lanao (1921). No specimen was caught during the 1994 expedition

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