Biology:Cyprinus yilongensis
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Short description: Extinct species of fish
| Cyprinus yilongensis | |
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| A specimen of Cyprinus yilongensis exhibited in the Museum of Hydrobiological Sciences of Wuhan Institute of Hydrobiology | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Cyprininae |
| Genus: | Cyprinus |
| Species: | †C. yilongensis
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| Binomial name | |
| †Cyprinus yilongensis Yang et al., 1977
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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]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Zhou, W. (2011). "Cyprinus yilongensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T6179A12546193. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T6179A12546193.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/6179/12546193. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Cyprinus yilongensis" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q136098 entry
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