Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 12; Anal soft rays: 8. Slender and elongate body (body depth 14-16% SL) and slender caudal peduncle (1.98-2.35 times longer than deep); body nearly naked, scales present only on dorsal and ventral margin of caudal peduncle; head pores present (Ref. 12040).

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cypriniformes

Family: Nemacheilidae

Genus: Yunnanilus

Species: Yunnanilus paludosus Kottelat & Chu, 1988

Climate Zone

Biology

Found in a small marsh with abundant vegetation.

Habitat

demersal

Conservation Status

Endangered

Threat to Humans

Harmless