Anabarilius

Anabarilius
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Xenocyprididae
Genus: Anabarilius
Cockerell, 1923
Type species
Barilius andersoni
Regan, 1904
Synonyms
  • Nicholsiculter Rendahl, 1928
  • Rohanus Y. T. Chu, 1935

Anabarilius is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Xenocyprididae, the East Asian minnows or sharpbellies, most of them only occurring in the area of China. Many of the species have very restricted geographic range and have been negatively impacted by introduced species, fishing, and habitat degradation; the IUCN Red List includes five Anabarilius species that are either endangered or critically endangered and one species (A. macrolepis) that is considered extinct.