Placocheilus

Placocheilus is a genus of fish in the family Cyprinidae native to eastern Asia.[1]

Placocheilus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Labeoninae
Genus: Placocheilus
H. W. Wu, 1977
Type species
Discognathus caudofasciatus
Pellegrin & Chevey, 1936

Species

There is currently 5 recognized species in this genus:[2]

References

  1. Zhou, W., Li, M.-h., Wang, C.-p. & Qi, M. (2015): Morphometric studies of genus Placocheilus (Teleostei: Cypriniformes) from Red River, China. Zoological Research, 36 (6): 348-353.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2024). Species of Placocheilus in FishBase. February 2024 version.


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