Anabarilius alburnops
Anabarilius alburnops | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Genus: | Anabarilius |
Species: | A. alburnops
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Binomial name | |
Anabarilius alburnops | |
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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
References
- ^ . Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Anabarilius alburnops" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
- ^ S2CID 38948785.