Anabarilius

Anabarilius
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Cypriniformes
Family:Cyprinidae
Subfamily:Cultrinae
Genus:Anabarilius
Cockerell, 1923[1]

Anabarilius is a genus of ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family, most of them only occurring in China. Many of the species have very restricted geographic range and have been negatively impacted by introduced species, fishing, and habitat degradation; the IUCN Red List includes five Anabarilius species that are either endangered or critically endangered and one species (A. macrolepis) that is considered extinct.[2]

Species

The genus contains the following species:

References

  1. http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/pisces/actinopterygii/cypriniformes/cyprinoidea/cyprinidae/anabarilius/index.html
  2. IUCN (2011). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2". Archived from the original on 27 June 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2012.


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