Cyprinus micristius

Cyprinus micristius

Critically endangered, possibly extinct  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Cyprininae
Genus: Cyprinus
Species:
C. micristius
Binomial name
Cyprinus micristius
Regan, 1906.[2]
Synonyms

Mesocyprinus micristius (Regan, 1906)

Cyprinus micristius, the Dianchi carp, is a critically endangered species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found only in Lake Dianchi and its tributaries in Yunnan, China.[1] The nominate subspecies from the lake itself has not been confirmed since the 1960s.[3]

Sources

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  1. ^ a b Chen, X.-Y.; Yang, J. (2008). "Cyprinus micristius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T6178A12541801. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T6178A12541801.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Cyprinus micristius". FishBase.
  3. ^ 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