Cyprinus micristius
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]
| Cyprinus micristius | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| 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 | |
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Mesocyprinus micristius (Regan, 1906) | |
Sources
- 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.
- Froese, Rainer and 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
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