Cyprinus yilongensis

Cyprinus yilongensis is an extinct species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It was found only in Yilong Lake, Yunnan, China.[2] It was last seen before 1981, when the lake was drained for 20 days, presumably causing the species' extermination.[1]

Cyprinus yilongensis
A specimen of Cyprinus yilongensis exhibited in the Museum of Hydrobiological Sciences of Wuhan Institute of Hydrobiology

Extinct (1981)  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Cyprininae
Genus: Cyprinus
Species:
C. yilongensis
Binomial name
Cyprinus yilongensis
Yang et al., 1977

References

  1. Zhou, W. (2011). "Cyprinus yilongensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T6179A12546193. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T6179A12546193.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Cyprinus yilongensis" in FishBase. April 2006 version.


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