Anabarilius alburnops
| Anabarilius alburnops | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Anabarilius |
| Species: | A. alburnops |
| Binomial name | |
| Anabarilius alburnops (Regan, 1914)[2] | |
Anabarilius alburnops (also known as silver minnow[2] or silvery white fish,[1][3] a direct translation of its Chinese name, 银白鱼) is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Alburnus. It is only known from Dian Lake and Songhuaba Reservoir, both in Kunming, Yunnan.[1][3] It can reach sizes above 31 cm (12 in) SL.[1]
The species was once common in Dian Lake, but has since 1950's dramatically declined; today, only few individuals are occasionally captured. Its decline is caused by introduced fish species, pollution, the loss of macrophytes (in part due to grass carp), over-fishing, and the loss of breeding sites. Along with many other fish species endemic to Dian Lake, it is a threatened species.[1][3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Chen, X.-Y. & Du, L.-N. (2008). "Anabarilius alburnops". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Anabarilius alburnops" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Du, L. N.; Chen, X. Y.; Yang, J. X. (2008). "Threatened fishes of the world: Anabarilius alburnops (Regan, 1914), a member of the family Cyprinidae (Pisces: Teleostei)". Environmental Biology of Fishes 83 (4): 505. doi:10.1007/s10641-008-9373-3.