''Anabarilius'' is a genus of
ray-finned fish
Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fishes, is a class of bony fish. They comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species.
The ray-finned fishes are so called because their fins are webs of skin supported by bony or h ...
in the family
Cyprinidae, 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
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species, also known as the IUCN Red List or Red Data Book, founded in 1964, is the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of biol ...
includes five ''Anabarilius'' species that are either
endangered
An endangered species is a species that is very likely to become extinct in the near future, either worldwide or in a particular political jurisdiction. Endangered species may be at risk due to factors such as habitat loss, poaching and in ...
or
critically endangered and one species (''
A. macrolepis'') that is considered
extinct.
Species
The genus contains the following species:
* ''
Anabarilius alburnops
''Anabarilius alburnops'' (also known as silver minnow or silvery white fish, a direct translation of its Chinese name, 银白鱼) is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus '' Alburnus''. It is only known from Dian Lake and Songhuaba Reservoir ...
''
( Regan, 1914)
* ''
Anabarilius andersoni''
( Regan, 1904)
* ''
Anabarilius brevianalis''
W. Zhou & G. H. Cui, 1992
* ''
Anabarilius duoyiheensis''
W. X. Li, W. N. Mao & Zong-Min Lu, 2002
* ''
Anabarilius goldenlineus''
W. X. Li & A. L. Chen, 1995
* ''
Anabarilius grahami''
( Regan, 1908)
* ''
Anabarilius liui''
(H. W. Chang, 1944)
* ''
Anabarilius longicaudatus''
Y. R. Chen, 1986
* †''
Anabarilius macrolepis
''Anabarilius macrolepis'' is an extinct species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae that was endemic to Yilong Lake in Yunnan
Yunnan , () is a landlocked province in the southwest of the People's Republic of China. The province ...
''
P. L. Yih & C. K. Wu, 1964
* ''
Anabarilius maculatus''
Y. R. Chen & X. L. Chu, 1980
* ''
Anabarilius paucirastellus''
P. Q. Yue & J. C. He, 1988
* ''
Anabarilius polylepis''
( Regan, 1904)
* ''
Anabarilius qiluensis''
Y. R. Chen & X. L. Chu, 1980
* ''
Anabarilius qionghaiensis''
Y. R. Chen, 1986
* ''
Anabarilius songmingensis''
Y. R. Chen & X. L. Chu, 1980
* ''
Anabarilius transmontanus''
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* ''
Anabarilius xundianensis''
J. C. He, 1984
* ''
Anabarilius yangzonensis''
Y. R. Chen & X. L. Chu, 1980
References
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Taxa named by Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell
Freshwater fish genera
Ray-finned fish genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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