Anabarilius macrolepis

Anabarilius macrolepis
Conservation status
Extinct  (1981)  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Suborder:	Cyprinoidei
Family:	Xenocyprididae
Genus:	Anabarilius
Species:	†A. macrolepis
Binomial name
†Anabarilius macrolepis P. L. Yih & C. K. Wu, 1964 [2]
Yilong Lake is located in Honghe Prefecture, Yunnan

Anabarilius macrolepis is an extinct species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Xenocyprididae, the East Asian minnows or sharpbellies. ^[3] This species was endemic to Yilong Lake in Yunnan, China. It is believed that it became extinct when Yilong Lake dried up in 1981, as a result of water abstraction for agriculture. The species was not observed in 1983–84, and was declared extinct in 2011. ^[1]

References

1. Zhou, W. (2011). "Anabarilius macrolepis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2011 e.T166049A6178632. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T166049A6178632.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Anabarilius macrolepis". FishBase .
3. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Anabarilius". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 20 January 2025.