A specimen of Cyprinus yilongensis exhibited in the Museum of Hydrobiological Sciences of Wuhan Institute of Hydrobiology
Conservation status
Extinct (1981) (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific 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
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]
^ abZhou, 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.
^Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Cyprinus yilongensis" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
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