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Barbodes truncatulus

Barbodes truncatulus, known locally as the bitungu, is an extinct species of cyprinid fish endemic to Lake Lanao in Mindanao, the Philippines. This species reached a length of 13.3 centimetres (5.2 in) TL.

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Barbodes truncatulus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Barbodes
Species:
B. truncatulus
Binomial name
Barbodes truncatulus
(Herre, 1924)
Synonyms
  • Ospatulus truncatulus Herre, 1924
  • Ospatulus truncatus Herre, 1924 (incorrect spelling)

Barbodes truncatulus,2 known locally as the bitungu, is an extinct species of cyprinid fish endemic to Lake Lanao in Mindanao, the Philippines. This species reached a length of 13.3 centimetres (5.2 in) TL.3

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  1. Torres, A.G.; Guerrero, R.D. III, Nacua, S.S.; Gimena, R.V.; Eza, N.D.; Kesner-Reyes, K.; Villanueva, T.R.; Alcantara, A.J.; Rebancos, C.M. (2020). "Barbodes truncatulus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020 e.T15634A192624604. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T15634A192624604.en. Retrieved November 17, 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. Kottelat, M. (2013): The Fishes of the Inland Waters of Southeast Asia: A Catalogue and Core Bibliography of the Fishes Known to Occur in Freshwaters, Mangroves and Estuaries. Archived December 2, 2013, at the Wayback Machine The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 2013, Supplement No. 27: 1–663.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Ospatulus truncatulus". FishBase. October 2013 version.