Anabarilius macrolepis
Extinct species of fish
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Anabarilius macrolepis is an extinct species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Xenocyprididae, the East Asian minnows or sharpbellies.[3] This species was endemic to Yilong Lake in Yunnan, China. It is believed that it became extinct when Yilong Lake dried up in 1981, as a result of water abstraction for agriculture. The species was not observed in 1983–84, and was declared extinct in 2011.[1]
| Anabarilius macrolepis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Suborder: | Cyprinoidei |
| Family: | Xenocyprididae |
| Genus: | Anabarilius |
| Species: | †A. macrolepis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Anabarilius macrolepis | |
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| Yilong Lake is located in Honghe Prefecture, Yunnan | |
