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Xenocypris yunnanensis Nichols, 1925 |
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| Family: | Xenocyprididae (East Asian minnows) | |||
| Max. size: | 23 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Asia: Dianci lake, Yunnan, China. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Body dark grayish on back and silvery white below; gray on dorsal fin, reddish on anal fin and orange red on caudal fin. Belly rounded and with scutes from end of pelvic fin to anus; snout blunt; eyes located in lateral of head; mouth small and transverse, lower jaw with a well-developed horny anterior edge; upper jaw thick and slightly projected (Ref. 45536). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Critically Endangered (CR); Date assessed: 01 January 2008 (C2a(ii)) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||