Yunnanilus parvus

Yunnanilus parvus is a species of ray-finned fish, a stone loach, in the genus Yunnanilus. The type locality of this species is given as Nan Tong, in Kaihuan County, Yunnan, China. However, when research was carried out to find these locations it was not possible to find the precise location of either place.[1] It was described as being found in a cave outlet and feeding on detritus.[2]

Yunnanilus parvus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Nemacheilidae
Genus: Yunnanilus
Species:
Y. parvus
Binomial name
Yunnanilus parvus
Kottelat & X. L. Chu, 1988[2]

References

  1. Devi, R.; Boguskaya, N. (2009). "Yunnanilus parvus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T169665A6664553. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T169665A6664553.en. Downloaded on 27 January 2018.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). "Yunnanilus parvus" in FishBase. October 2017 version.


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