Yunnanilus paludosus is a species of stone loach endemic to China. This species is endemic to the endorheic drainage system which feeds the Datangzi Marsh in Luoping County, Yunnan,[2] The specific name paludosus means "marshy", referring to the habitat of the type locality, Datangzi Marsh.[3]

Yunnanilus paludosus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Nemacheilidae
Genus: Yunnanilus
Species:
Y. paludosus
Binomial name
Yunnanilus paludosus
Synonyms

Yunnanilus macrolepis W. X. Li, J. N. Tao & W. N. Mao, 2000[1]

References

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  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Yunnanilus paludosus". FishBase. October 2017 version.
  2. ^ Kottelat, M. (2012). "Conspectus_cobitidum.pdf Conspectus cobitidum: an inventory of the loaches of the world (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Cobitoidei)" (PDF). The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Supplement No. 26: 1–199.
  3. ^ "Order CYPRINIFORMES: Family NEMACHEILIDAE (Stone Loaches)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2018.