Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 11 - 12; Anal soft rays: 8. Distinguished from all other species of the genus by its terminal mouth with an upwardly directed gape; absence of lateral line and head pores; scaled predorsal area; 8 1/2 branched dorsal rays; 14 branched caudal rays (Ref. 12040).

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cypriniformes

Family: Nemacheilidae

Genus: Yunnanilus

Species: Yunnanilus nigromaculatus (Regan, 1904)

Climate Zone

Biology

Adults inhabit shallow waters of lake (less than 1 m deep) among vegetation, but not in inlets or outlets of the lake. Feed on shrimps (Ref. 12040).

Habitat

demersal

Conservation Status

Endangered

Threat to Humans

Harmless