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Kanglang fish

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The Kanglang fish (Anabarilius grahami) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Xenocyprididae, the East Asian minnows or sharpbellies.[3] It is a pelagic species endemic to Fuxian Lake in Yunnan, southern China.[4] However, the species may now be in the process of extinction because of the introduced noodlefish Neosalanx taihuensis, with which it is competing for food.[5]

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Kanglang fish
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Cypriniformes
Suborder: Cyprinoidei
Family: Xenocyprididae
Genus: Anabarilius
Species:
A. graham
Binomial name
Anabarilius graham
(Regan, 1908)[2]
Synonyms
  • Barilius grahami Regan, 1908
  • Ischikauia grahami (Regan, 1908)
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