Yunnanilus brevis, common name Inle loach,[3] is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Yunnanilus, although some authorities place it in the genus Petruichthys.[4] It is only found in Inle Lake and the adjacent He-Ho Plain in the Southern Shan States in Myanmar. It is a demersal fish which occurs in still and slow running waters as well as in a shallow lake, with dense submerged and floating vegetation.[1]

Yunnanilus brevis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Nemacheilidae
Genus: Yunnanilus
Species:
Y. brevis
Binomial name
Yunnanilus brevis
(Boulenger, 1893)[2]
Synonyms

Nemachilus brevis Boulenger, 1893
Petruichthys brevis (Boulenger, 1893)

References

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  1. ^ a b Jenkins, A.; Kullander, F.F.; Tan, H.H. (2009). "Yunnanilus brevis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T169518A6641462. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T169518A6641462.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Yunnanilus brevis". FishBase. October 2017 version.
  3. ^ "Petruichthys brevis (BOULENGER, 1893) Inle Loach". Seriously Fish. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
  4. ^ 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.