Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 12; Anal soft rays: 8. Short lateral line present, with up to 12 pores; cephalic lateral line system present with 3+3 supratemporal and 9 preoperculo-mandibular pores; 16-17 branched caudal rays; caudal peduncle 1.06-1.14 times longer than deep, its length 12.3-13.4% SL, its depth 11.2-11.8% SL; eye diameter 6.2-7.6% SL; body depth 23.4-26.4% SL (Ref. 39226).

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cypriniformes

Family: Nemacheilidae

Genus: Yunnanilus

Species: Yunnanilus brevis (Boulenger, 1893)

Climate Zone

Biology

Found in still and slow running waters (Ref. 4832). Occurs in a shallow lake, with dense bottom and floating vegetation (Ref. 39226).

Habitat

demersal

Conservation Status

Vulnerable

Threat to Humans

Harmless