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Anabarilius qiluensis

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Anabarilius qiluensis

Critically endangered, possibly extinct  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Suborder: Cyprinoidei
Family: Xenocyprididae
Genus: Anabarilius
Species:
A. qiluensis
Binomial name
Anabarilius qiluensis
Synonyms
  • Anabarilius andersoni qiluensis Chen & Chu, 1980[3]

Anabarilius qiluensis s a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Xenocyprididae, the East Asian minnows or sharpbellies.[4] This species is endemic to Qilu Lake in Yunnan, but the it has not been recorded from that site since the early 1980s. Surveys conducted in 1983-84 failed to find thuis fish. In 1964 alien fish were introduced into the lake and prevented this species from reproducing, leading to its decline. The International Union for Conservation of Nature considers this species to be Critically Endangered, Possibly Extinct. [1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Zhao, H. (2011). "Anabarilius qiluensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T166094A6173054. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T166094A6173054.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Anabarilius qiluensis". FishBase. December 2013 version.
  3. ^ "Anabarilius qiluensis Chen & Chu, 1980". Biolib.cz. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
  4. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Anabarilius". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 20 January 2025.