Anabarilius polylepis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Subfamily: | Xenocypridinae |
Genus: | Anabarilius |
Species: | A. polylepis |
Binomial name | |
Anabarilius polylepis (Regan, 1904) | |
Synonyms | |
Barilius polylepis Regan, 1904 |
Anabarilius polylepis is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae, that is endemic to Yunnan, China.[1][2] It only occurs in Dian Lake and Songhuaba reservoir in Kunming. It was once a major commercial fish species,[1] but it has not been confirmed in the lake since the 1970s.[3] Its decline is attributed to many factors: introduced fish species, decreasing water quality, the loss of macrophytes (partly caused by the introduced grass carp), over-fishing, and the loss of breeding sites due to siltation and blocked access.[1]
Anabarilius polylepis grows to 22.7 cm (8.9 in) standard length.[2] It lives in the uppermost ten metres of the water column and feeds mainly on aquatic insects, plankton, and plant fragments.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Chen, X.-Y.; Du, L.-N. (2008). "Anabarilius polylepis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T1190A3313525. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T1190A3313525.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Anabarilius polylepis" in FishBase. October 2015 version.
- ↑ Wang, Wang, Li, Du, Yang, Lassoie, and Hassan (2013). Six decades of changes in vascular hydrophyte and fish species in three plateau lakes in Yunnan, China. Biodivers Conserv 22: 3197–3221. doi: 10.1007/s10531-013-0579-0