Distoechodon
| Distoechodon | |
|---|---|
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| Distoechodon tumirostris | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Xenocyprididae |
| Genus: | Distoechodon W. K. H. Peters, 1881 |
| Type species | |
| Distoechodon tumirostris Peters, 1881 | |
Distoechodon is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Xenocyprididae, the East Asian minnows or sharpbellies. The fishes in this genus are found in East Asia, one species endemic to mainland China and the other in both mainland China and Taiwan.
Species
[edit]This genus contains the following species:[1]
- Distoechodon compressus (Nichols, 1925)
- Distoechodon macrophthalmus Y. H. Zhao, F. F. Kullander, S. O. Kullander & C. G. Zhang, 2009 (Red-wing fish)
- Distoechodon tumirostris W. K. H. Peters, 1881
References
[edit]- ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Distoechodon". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Distoechodon". FishBase. August 2011 version.
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