Anabarilius alburnops

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Anabarilius alburnops
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Anabarilius
Species:
A. alburnops
Binomial name
Anabarilius alburnops
(Regan, 1914)[2]
Synonyms
  • Barilius alburnops Regan, 1914
  • Hemiculterella alburnops (Regan, 1914)
  • Ischikauia alburnops (Regan, 1914)
  • Hemiculter andrewsi Nichols, 1918

Anabarilius alburnops (also known as silver minnow[2] or silvery white fish,[1][3] a direct translation of its Chinese name, 银白鱼) is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Alburnus. It is only known from Dian Lake and Songhuaba Reservoir, both in Kunming, Yunnan.[1][3] It can reach sizes above 31 cm (12 in) SL.[1]

The species was once common in Dian Lake, but has since 1950s dramatically declined; today, only few individuals are occasionally captured. Its decline is caused by introduced fish species, pollution, the loss of

endemic to Dian Lake, it is a threatened species.[1][3]

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