Linichthys | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Subfamily: | Labeoninae |
Genus: | Linichthys E. Zhang & F. Fang, 2005 |
Species: | L. laticeps |
Binomial name | |
Linichthys laticeps (R. D. Lin & C. G. Zhang, 1986) | |
Synonyms | |
Barbodes laticepsLin & Zhang, 1986 |
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