Discogobio microstoma

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Discogobio microstoma
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Labeoninae
Genus: Discogobio
Species:
D. microstoma
Binomial name
Discogobio microstoma
(Mai, 1978)
Synonyms

Garra microstoma

Discogobio microstoma is a cyprinid fish species in the subfamily Labeoninae. It is endemic to northern Vietnam. [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Huckstorf, V. (2012). "Discogobio microstoma". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2012: e.T181126A1701284. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T181126A1701284.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2023). "Discogobio microstoma" in FishBase . October 2023 version.