Cyprinidae

Anabarilius yangzonensis

Anabarilius yangzonensis

Almost gone from Lake Yangzong

• White
• Tropical
• Restricted distribution
• Freshwater fish
• East Asia
• Medium
• Tropical fish

Anabarilius yangzonensis is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Xenocyprididae, the East Asian minnows or sharpbellies. This species is currently critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. A. yangzonensis is endemic to Yangzong Lake of Yunnan, China.