Anabarilius transmontanus

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Anabarilius transmontanus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Anabarilius
Species:
A. transmontanus
Binomial name
Anabarilius transmontanus
(Nichols, 1925)
Synonyms[2][3]
  • Ischikauia transmontana Nichols, 1925
  • Anabarilius transmontana (Nichols, 1925)
  • Rohanus transmontana (Nichols, 1925)

Anabarilius transmontanus is a species of cyprinid fish.[2][4] It is known from the Red River and Pearl River drainages in Yunnan, China; it is expected to occur in northern Vietnam.[1][4] It can grow to 16 cm (6.3 in) total length, although it is commonly around 10 cm (3.9 in) standard length.[4] It occurs in both rivers and lakes. The species is threatened by domestic and urban water pollution, habitat loss, and possibly non-native species.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Anabarilius transmontanus". IUCN. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
  2. ^ a b Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke; R. van der Laan, eds. (1 March 2017). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Anabarilius transmontanus (Nichols, 1925)". Biolib.cz. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
  4. ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2016). "Anabarilius transmontanus" in FishBase. October 2016 version.