Sinocyclocheilus tingi

Sinocyclocheilus tingi is a species of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is only known from Fuxian Lake in Yunnan.[1][2] It grows to 18.3 cm (7.2 in) SL.[2]

Sinocyclocheilus tingi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Barbinae
Genus: Sinocyclocheilus
Species:
S. tingi
Binomial name
Sinocyclocheilus tingi
P. W. Fang, 1936[2]

Sinocyclocheilus tingi has been impacted by habitat degradation, overfishing, and introduced species, and its numbers have strongly declined.[1]

References

  1. Cui, K. & Chen, X.-Y. (2011). "Sinocyclocheilus tingi". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2011: e.T166116A6177364. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T166116A6177364.en. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Sinocyclocheilus tingi" in FishBase. October 2015 version.


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