Cyprinus micristius
Species of fish
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Cyprinus micristius, the Dianchi carp, is a critically endangered species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found only in Lake Dianchi and its tributaries in Yunnan, China.[1] The nominate subspecies from the lake itself has not been confirmed since the 1960s.[3]
| Cyprinus micristius | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Cyprininae |
| Genus: | Cyprinus |
| Species: | C. micristius |
| Binomial name | |
| Cyprinus micristius | |
| Synonyms | |
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Mesocyprinus micristius (Regan, 1906) | |
