Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 11 - 12; Anal soft rays: 8. Lateral line short, with 6-10 pores; cephalic lateral line pores present; 8 1/2 branched dorsal rays; caudal peduncle 1.43-1.45 times longer than deep; eye diameter 17-19% dorsal HL; color pattern consisting of a few large spots (about size of eye).

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cypriniformes

Family: Nemacheilidae

Genus: Yunnanilus

Species: Yunnanilus macrogaster Kottelat & Chu, 1988

Climate Zone

Biology

Found in a small marsh with abundant vegetation. Sympatric with Y. niger and Y. paludosus. Feeds on worms and insects.

Habitat

demersal

Conservation Status

Data deficient

Threat to Humans

Harmless