Cyprinus micristius
Appearance
Cyprinus micristius | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Subfamily: | Cyprininae |
Genus: | Cyprinus |
Species: | C. micristius
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Binomial name | |
Cyprinus micristius | |
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.[3] The nominate subspecies from the lake itself has not been confirmed since the 1960s.[4]
Sources
- ^ Chen, X.-Y.; Yang, J. (2008). "Cyprinus micristius". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. IUCN: e.T6178A12541801. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T6178A12541801.en. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
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suggested) (help) - ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Cyprinus micristius" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
- ^ World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. Cyprinus micristius. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
- ^ 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