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Anabarilius macrolepis

Anabarilius macrolepis

Extinct  (1981) (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Cultrinae
Genus: Anabarilius
Species: A. †macrolepis
Binomial name
Anabarilius †macrolepis
P. L. Yih & C. K. Wu, 1964
Location of Honghe Prefecture within Yunnan (China).png
Yilong Lake is located in Honghe Prefecture, Yunnan

Anabarilius macrolepis is an extinct species of ray-finned fish in the genus Anabarilius that was endemic to Yilong Lake. 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 1983-4, and was declared extinct in 2011.



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