Kingdom Animalia Class Actinopterygii Family Cyprinidae Scientific name Cyprinus barbatus People also search for Cyprinus daliensis | Phylum Chordata Order Cypriniformes Genus Cyprinus Rank Species | |
Cyprinus barbatus is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Cyprinus. It is endemic to Lake Erhai in Dali, Yunnan. It is negatively impacted by agricultural and domestic pollution and introduced species. IUCN considers it as Critically Endangered and possibly extinct, but there are records as recent as the 2000s (decade) showing that it likely does survive.
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