Species in the Yili River

     n= 33 (Incomplete)
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Species Name Family Habitat Length (cm) Trophic Level Status
Abramis brama Freshwater bream Leuciscidae benthopelagic 82.0 TL 3.0 native
Acipenser nudiventris Fringebarbel sturgeon Acipenseridae demersal 211.0 TL 3.3 native
Carassius auratus Goldfish Cyprinidae benthopelagic 48.0 TL 2.8 native
Carassius gibelio Prussian carp Cyprinidae benthopelagic 46.6 TL 2.5 native
Ctenopharyngodon idella Grass carp Xenocyprididae benthopelagic 150.0 TL 2.0 native
Cyprinus carpio Common carp Cyprinidae benthopelagic 120.0 TL 3.4 native
Gymnocephalus cernua Ruffe Percidae benthopelagic 25.0 TL 3.3 native
Hypophthalmichthys molitrix Silver carp Xenocyprididae benthopelagic 120.0 TL 2.0 native
Hypophthalmichthys nobilis Bighead carp Xenocyprididae benthopelagic 146.0 SL 2.8 native
Leuciscus aspius Asp Leuciscidae benthopelagic 120.0 TL 4.5 introduced
Leuciscus idus Ide Leuciscidae benthopelagic 85.0 SL 3.8 native
Oreochromis aureus Blue tilapia Cichlidae benthopelagic 45.7 TL 2.1 introduced
Oreochromis mossambicus Mozambique tilapia Cichlidae benthopelagic 39.0 SL 2.2 introduced
Oreochromis niloticus Nile tilapia Cichlidae benthopelagic 60.0 SL 2.0 introduced
Oryzias latipes Japanese rice fish Adrianichthyidae benthopelagic 4.0 SL 3.4 introduced
Perca fluviatilis European perch Percidae demersal 60.0 SL 4.2 native
Perca schrenkii Balkhash perch Percidae demersal 50.0 TL 4.5 native
Phoxinus brachyurus Seven River's minnow Leuciscidae demersal 8.4 TL 3.0 native
Plagiognathops microlepis Smallscale yellowfin Xenocyprididae benthopelagic 70.0 TL 3.3 native
Rhynchocypris poljakowii Balkhash minnow Leuciscidae benthopelagic 10.0 TL 3.3 native
Rutilus rutilus Roach Leuciscidae benthopelagic 50.2 TL 3.4 native
Sander lucioperca Pike-perch Percidae pelagic 100.0 SL 4.0 native
Schizothorax argentatus Balkhash marinka Cyprinidae benthopelagic 38.8 SL 2.3 native
Schizothorax pseudoaksaiensis Ili marinka Cyprinidae benthopelagic 70.0 TL 2.2 native
Silurus asotus Amur catfish Siluridae demersal 130.0 TL 4.4 native
Tinca tinca Tench Tincidae demersal 70.0 SL 2.8 native
Triplophysa dorsalis Gray loach Nemacheilidae benthopelagic 13.0 TL 3.1 native
Triplophysa herzensteini Nemacheilidae benthopelagic 9.5 SL 3.1 endemic
Triplophysa labiata Plain thicklip loach Nemacheilidae benthopelagic 23.0 TL 3.1 native
Triplophysa sewerzowi Severtsov's loach Nemacheilidae benthopelagic 4.1 SL 3.0 native
Triplophysa stolickai Tibetan stone loach Nemacheilidae benthopelagic 16.2 TL 3.1 native
Triplophysa strauchii Spotted thicklip loach Nemacheilidae benthopelagic 25.0 TL 4.2 native
Xenocypris davidi Xenocyprididae benthopelagic 42.3 SL 3.2 native
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