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Etymology: Poropuntius: Greek, poros = porous + Greek, punctum = marked with points (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Lieutenant-Colonel Richard Watkins Burton (1868–1963) was originally commissioned in to the Lancashire Fusiliers (1889) and served in the Madras Regiment of the Indian Army. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
Asia: India and Myanmar.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 20.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 41236)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 12; Anal soft rays: 9. Lateral line scales 34-38; lateral transverse scales 6/1/4; predorsal scales 12-13; body depth 26.3-29.8% of SL; and dorsal fin height 22.6-28.5% of SL (Ref. 42980).
Inhabits hill streams and rivers at foot hills (Ref. 41236).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Vishwanath, W. and L. Kosygin, 2001. Species status of Poropuntius burtoni (Mukerji 1934), (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) with a systematic note on Poropuntius clavatus (McClelland 1845). J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 98(1):31-37. (Ref. 42980)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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