Discogobio multilineatus

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Discogobio multilineatus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Labeoninae
Genus: Discogobio
Species:D. multilineatus
Binomial name
Discogobio multilineatus
Cui, Zhou, & Lan, 1993

Discogobio multilineatus is a fish species in the genus Discogobio endemic to a branch of the Hongshui River in China. [1]

Discogobio is a genus of cyprinid fish that are found in eastern Asia. So far the 16 species have only been identified from China and Vietnam wherein each species is endemic to the country in which it is found.

Hongshui River river in the Peoples Republic of China

The Hongshui River is a major river in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in Southern China. It is one of the main rivers in the basin of the Xi River, which in its turn is one of the main tributaries of the Pearl River.

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References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). "Discogobio multilineatus" in FishBase . October 2016 version.