The gymnocypris przewalskii in Qinghai Lake is a rare fish, but since the 1950s, people began to catch a large number of gymnocypris przewalskii, resulting in the reduction of gymnocypris przewalskii resources from the initial 320000 tons to an average of 4000 tons per year. By 2013, the gymnocypris przewalskii resources were only 68000 tons. An expert believes that at this rate, the gymnocypris przewalskii in Qinghai Lake will be extinct in more than ten years.
The statement 'The gymnocypris przewalskii has been listed as an endangered species in the red list of species in China, and a number of measures have been taken for effective protection' best refutes the expert's point of view.