Anabarilius polylepis

Anabarilius polylepis is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae, that is endemic to Yunnan, China.[1][2] It only occurs in Dian Lake and Songhuaba reservoir in Kunming. It was once a major commercial fish species,[1] but it has not been confirmed in the lake since the 1970s.[3] Its decline is attributed to many factors: introduced fish species, decreasing water quality, the loss of macrophytes (partly caused by the introduced grass carp), over-fishing, and the loss of breeding sites due to siltation and blocked access.[1]

Anabarilius polylepis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Cultrinae
Genus: Anabarilius
Species:
A. polylepis
Binomial name
Anabarilius polylepis
(Regan, 1904)
Synonyms

Barilius polylepis Regan, 1904

Anabarilius polylepis grows to 22.7 cm (8.9 in) standard length.[2] It lives in the uppermost ten metres of the water column and feeds mainly on aquatic insects, plankton, and plant fragments.[1]

References
  1. Chen, X.-Y. & Du, L.-N. (2008). "Anabarilius polylepis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T1190A3313525. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T1190A3313525.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Anabarilius polylepis" in FishBase. October 2015 version.
  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


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