Anabarilius alburnops

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]

Anabarilius alburnops
Scientific classification
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

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 macrophytes (in part due to grass carp), over-fishing, and the loss of breeding sites. Along with many other fish species endemic to Dian Lake, it is a threatened species.[1][3]

References
  1. Chen, X.-Y. & Du, L.-N. (2008). "Anabarilius alburnops". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2008: e.T135163A4069106. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T135163A4069106.en. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Anabarilius alburnops" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
  3. Du, L. N.; Chen, X. Y.; Yang, J. X. (2008). "Threatened fishes of the world: Anabarilius alburnops (Regan, 1914), a member of the family Cyprinidae (Pisces: Teleostei)". Environmental Biology of Fishes. 83 (4): 505. doi:10.1007/s10641-008-9373-3.


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