| Xenocyprididae (East Asian minnows) |
| 23 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
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benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Asia: Dianci lake, Yunnan, China. |
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Body dark grayish on back and silvery white below; gray on dorsal fin, reddish on anal fin and orange red on caudal fin. Belly rounded and with scutes from end of pelvic fin to anus; snout blunt; eyes located in lateral of head; mouth small and transverse, lower jaw with a well-developed horny anterior edge; upper jaw thick and slightly projected (Ref. 45536). |
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Critically Endangered (CR); Date assessed: 01 January 2008 (C2a(ii)) Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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