Anabarilius

Anabarilius
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Anabarilius
Cockerell, 1923[1]
Species

18, see text

Anabarilius is a genus of ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family, most of them only occurring in China. Many of the species have very restricted geographic range and have been negatively impacted by introduced species, fishing, and habitat degradation; the IUCN Red List includes five Anabarilius species that are either endangered or critically endangered and one species (A. macrolepis) that is considered extinct.[2]

Species

The genus contains the following species:

References

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