Pait
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The Pait is a species of ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family that is found only in the Philippines
. A benthopelagic fish that requires a freshwater
environment; it was first identified from specimens collected from Lake Lanao
in 1910 and 1922; specimens were still present as recently as a 1982 survey of the lake.
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
. A benthopelagic fish that requires a freshwater
Freshwater
Fresh water is naturally occurring water on the Earth's surface in ice sheets, ice caps, glaciers, bogs, ponds, lakes, rivers and streams, and underground as groundwater in aquifers and underground streams. Fresh water is generally characterized by having low concentrations of dissolved salts and...
environment; it was first identified from specimens collected from Lake Lanao
Lake Lanao
Lake Lanao is a large lake in the Philippines, located in Lanao del Sur province in the country's southern island of Mindanao. With a surface area of 340 km²...
in 1910 and 1922; specimens were still present as recently as a 1982 survey of the lake.
External links
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. Puntius amarus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.