Cyprinus micristius
| Cyprinus micristius | |
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Scientific classification 
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| 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 | |
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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.[1] The nominate subspecies from the lake itself has not been confirmed since the 1960s.[3]
Sources
[edit]- ^ a b 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. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Cyprinus micristius". FishBase.
- ^ 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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