consternans, Poropuntius Kottelat [M.] 2000:48 [Journal of South Asian Natural History v. 5 (no. 1); ref. 25040] Xe Nam Noi 300 meters downstream from main dam site for Xe Nam Noi-Xe Pian hydropower scheme, Bolovens Plateau, Sekong watershed, Laos. Holotype: CAS 94255. Paratypes: CAS 94256 (1). New name for infrasubspecific Poropuntius bolovenensis morpha acuticeps of Roberts 1998. •Valid as Poropuntius consternans Kottelat 2000 -- (Kottelat 2001:69 [ref. 25780], Kottelat 2013:144 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Poropuntius deauratus (Valenciennes 1842) -- (Hoang et al. 2024:213 [ref. 41179]). Current status: Synonym of Poropuntius deauratus (Valenciennes 1842). Cyprinidae: Cyprininae. Habitat: freshwater.