Cyprinus fuxianensis

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]

Cyprinus fuxianensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Cyprininae
Genus: Cyprinus
Species:
C. fuxianensis
Binomial name
Cyprinus fuxianensis
Yang et al., 1977

Individuals in this species can grow up to 22.2 cm. They have a hearing range of 2000 Hz.[2]

References

  1. Devi, R. & Boguskaya, N. (2009). "Cyprinus fuxianensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2009: e.T166157A6184730. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T166157A6184730.en. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  2. "Cyprinus fuxianensis Yang et al. 1977 - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2021-09-09.


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