Anabarilius
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| Anabarilius | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Xenocyprididae |
| Genus: | Anabarilius Cockerell, 1923[1] |
| Type species | |
| Barilius andersoni | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
Anabarilius is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Xenocyprididae, the East Asian minnows or sharpbellies, most of them only occurring in the area of 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[2] and one species (A. macrolepis) that is considered extinct.[3]
