Distoechodon

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Distoechodon
Distoechodon tumirostris.jpg
Distoechodon tumirostris
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
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

This genus contains the following species: [1]

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<i>Distoechodon tumirostris</i> Species of fish

Distoechodon tumirostris is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Xenocyprididae, the East Asian minnows or sharpbellies. It inhabits China and Taiwan. Its habitat is inland wetlands and it is used for food.

Distoechodon compressus is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Xenocyprididae, the East Asian minnows or sharpbellies. This species is found in costal rivers such as the Min Jiang, Jiulong Jiang, Ting Jiang and Ao Jiang in Fujian, Zhejiang and Jiangsu provinces in China and in the Yilan and Jilong Rivers in northern Taiwan.

References

  1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Distoechodon". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 21 January 2025.