Biology:Yunnanilus brevis

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Short description: Species of fish

Yunnanilus brevis
Tropical Fish - Lake Inle Loach and Betta splendens (cropped).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Nemacheilidae
Genus: Yunnanilus
Species:
Y. brevis
Binomial name
Yunnanilus brevis
(Boulenger, 1893)[2]
Synonyms

Nemachilus brevis Boulenger, 1893
Petruichthys brevis (Boulenger, 1893)

Yunnanilus brevis, common name Inle loach,[3] is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Yunnanilus, although some authorities place it in the genus Petruichthys.[4] It is only found in Inle Lake and the adjacent He-Ho Plain in the Southern Shan States in Myanmar. It is a demersal fish which occurs in still and slow running waters as well as in a shallow lake, with dense submerged and floating vegetation.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2690526 entry