Decorus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Subfamily: | Labeoninae |
Genus: | Decorus Zheng, Chen & Yang, 2019 |
Type species | |
Labeo decorus Peters, 1881 |
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The generic name is Latin for "beautiful" and is tautonymous with the type species. [2]
There are currently five recognized species in this genus. [3]
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