Anabarilius polylepis (Regan, 1904)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Anabarilius polylepis is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Xenocyprididae, the East Asian minnows or sharpbellies.
This species is endemic to Yunnan, China. It only occurs in Dian Lake and Songhuaba reservoir in Kunming. It was once a major commercial fish species, but it has not been confirmed in the lake since the 1970s. Its decline is attributed to many factors: introduced fish species, decreasing water quality, the loss of macrophytes (partly caused by the introduced grass carp), over-fishing, and the loss of breeding sites due to siltation and blocked access.
Anabarilius polylepis grows to 22.7 cm (8.9 in) standard length. It lives in the uppermost ten metres of the water column and feeds mainly on aquatic insects, plankton, and plant fragments.
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Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Anabarilius polylepis (Regan, 1904)
- Name authority
- (Regan, 1904)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Genus
- Anabarilius
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCypriniformes
- familyCyprinidae Rafinesque, 1815
- subfamilyXenocypridinae Günther, 1868
- genusAnabarilius Cockerell, 1923
- speciesAnabarilius polylepis (Regan, 1904)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Anabarilius. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Anabarilius yangzonensis Chen & Chu, 1980 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Anabarilius xundianensis He, 1984 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Anabarilius songmingensis Chen & Chu, 1980 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Anabarilius alburnops (Regan, 1914) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Anabarilius brevianalis Zhou & Cui, 1992 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Anabarilius liui (Chang, 1944) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Anabarilius longicaudatus Chen, 1986 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Anabarilius qionghaiensis Chen, 1986 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Anabarilius maculatus Chen & Chu, 1980 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Anabarilius transmontanus (Nichols, 1925) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Ischikauia polylepis (Regan, 1904) (Regan, 1904) | synonym |
| Barilius polylepis Regan, 1904 Regan, 1904 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1018613 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:D9ZW. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.