Cyprinus yilongensis
| Cyprinus yilongensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| 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 | |
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 120 days, presumably causing the species' extermination[1]
References
- 1 2 Zhou, W. (2011). "Cyprinus yilongensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2011: e.T6179A12546193. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T6179A12546193.en. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Cyprinus yilongensis" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
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