Folifer

Folifer is a monospecific genus of brackish and freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae, the carps, minnows and related fishes. The only species in the genus is Folifer brevifilis, a fish with a wide distribution in Southeast Asia and southern China, including Hainan. It is found in the middle and lower parts of flowing rivers where there is clear and open water, it avoids still water. The diet f this fish includes molluscs, crustaceans, insect larvae, algae and organic debris. This species attains sexual maturity after tw years and spawns over stont riverbeds in areas of clear and open water,^[1] This species has a maximum total length of 40.5 cm (15.9 in), although a standard length of 19.2 cm (7.6 in) is more typical.^[2] F. brevifilis is valued as a food fish but is not taken in large numbers. It may be a migratory species which may be impacted by dams and river diversions.^[1]

Folifer
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Subfamily:	Acrossocheilinae
Genus:	Folifer H. W. Wu, 1977
Species:	F. brevifilis
Binomial name
Folifer brevifilis (W. K. H. Peters, 1881)
Synonyms[2]
Barbus brevifilis Peters, 1881 Labeobarbus brevifilis (Peters, 1881) Tor brevifilis (Peters, 1881) Barbus bonvaloti Vaillant, 1893 Barbus szechwanensis Tchang, 1931 Barbus longirostrum Kimura, 1934

Some authorities split this species into three, with Folifer hainanesis on Hainan and Folifer yunnanensis in Yunnan being recognised as separate species.^[3]