Cyprinus barbatus

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Cyprinus barbatus
Conservation status

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Cyprinus
Species: C. barbatus
Binomial name
Cyprinus barbatus
H. L. Chen & H. Q. Huang, 1977

Cyprinus barbatus is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Cyprinus. It is endemic to Lake Erhai in Dali, Yunnan. It is negatively impacted by agricultural and domestic pollution and introduced species. It has not been recorded since 1982; IUCN considers it as Critically Endangered and possibly extinct.[1][2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Zhou, W. & Chen, X.-Y. (2011). "Cyprinus barbatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 29 November 2012. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Cyprinus barbatus" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
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