Sphaerophysa dianchiensis

Sphaerophysa dianchiensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Nemacheilidae
Genus: Sphaerophysa
W. X. Cao & S. Q. Zhu, 1988
Species:
S. dianchiensis
Binomial name
Sphaerophysa dianchiensis
W. X. Cao & S. Q. Zhu, 1988[2]

Sphaerophysa dianchiensis is a critically endangered species of stone loach endemic to the Dian Lake in China, but it has not been confirmed in decades and is likely extinct.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Chen, X.-Y.; Jiang, Y.-E. (2008). "Sphaerophysa dianchiensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008 e.T20600A9213727. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T20600A9213727.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. โ†‘ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Sphaerophysa dianchiensis". FishBase. October 2017 version.
  3. โ†‘ Wang, Wang, Li, Du, Yang, Lassoie, and Hassan (2013). Six decades of changes in vascular hydrophyte and fish species in three plateau lakes in Yunnan, China. Biodivers. Conserv. 22: 3197โ€“3221. doi: 10.1007/s10531-013-0579-0