Dianchi Carp

Body red in upper half part of eyes; dark gray on back, light yellow on lower sides and abdomen; dorsal and caudal fins grayish green and margins of other fins yellow. Body carp-shaped, compressed and back slightly convex; barbels 2 pairs.

Stomach contents of 42 specimens of C. m. fuxianensis contains mainly molluscs, larvae of Chironomidae, zooplankton and filamentous algae. That of 11 C. m. micristius specimens with shrimp, chironomid larvae and filamentous algae (Ref. 38451). Feeds mainly on living food such as aquatic insects and small shrimps (Ref. 45563).

Cyprinus micristius, the Dianchi carp, is a critically endangered species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found only in Lake Dianchi and its tributaries in Yunnan, China. The nominate subspecies from the lake itself has not been confirmed since the 1960s.