Anabarilius macrolepis | |
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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 |
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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.