Cyprinus fuxianensis
| Cyprinus fuxianensis | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Cyprinus |
| Species: | C. fuxianensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Cyprinus fuxianensis Yang et al., 1977 | |
Cyprinus fuxianensis is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Cyprinus. The species is only known from Fuxian Lake in Yunnan. It has been impacted by habitat degradation, overfishing, and introduced species. It has declined by over 80% in the past 21 years. It was not recorded in a survey in 1995; IUCN considers it as Critically Endangered and possibly extinct.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Devi, R. & Boguskaya, N. (2009). "Poropuntius chonglingchungi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Cyprinus fuxianensis" in FishBase. April 2006 version.