| Discoverer: |
Herre, 1924 |
| Distribution: |
Lake Lanao, Mindanao, the Philippines |
| Biology: |
Dorsal spines (total): 3-3; Dorsal softrays (total): 8-8; Anal spines:
3-3; Anal soft-rays: 5-5. Preserved color dusky above, pale yellowish on
sides & belly; colorless fins; scales with concentric striae. Eyes with
gelatinous eyelid; blunt snout round- tipped, 3.5-4X in head. 11-13 scales
between nape & dorsal; 3 scale rows between ventrals & lateral line.
Caught among pond weeds of the shallow bays of the lake. Considered a food
fish in the region. Max. size: 13.2 cm TL |
| Common Name: |
Lindog |
| Comments: |
Considered as the most important fish of Lake Lanao and next to P. baoulan,
is the most-prized cyprinid. Described specimens were collected from the
type locality, Dansalan, Lake Lanao, Mindanao (1921). Once caught in enormous
quantities using fine-meshed gill nets among pond weeds of shallow bays of
the lake (Ref. 2929). Still caught in the lake from 1963 to 1964 (Ref. 10885).
Still present in a 1982 survey (Ref. 12758). No specimen was caught during
the 1994 expedition (Ref. 10888) |
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