''Cophecheilus'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

of fish in the

family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...

Cyprinidae Cyprinidae is a family of freshwater fish commonly called the carp or minnow family. It includes the carps, the true minnows, and relatives like the barbs and barbels. Cyprinidae is the largest and most diverse fish family and the largest v ...

. These fish occur only in China.

Species

There are currently 2 recognized species in this genus: * '' Cophecheilus bamen'' Y. Zhu, E. Zhang, M. Zhang & Y. Q. Han, 2011 Zhu, Y., Zhang, E., Zhang, M. & Han, Y.-Q. (2011)
''Cophecheilus bamen'', a new genus and species of labeonine fishes (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from South China.
''Zootaxa, 2881, 39-50.'' * '' Cophecheilus brevibarbatus'' A. Y. He, H. Wei, Y. He, Jian Yang, 2015 He, A., Huang, W., He, Y. & Yang, J. (2015): ''Cophecheilus brevibarbatus'', a new labeonine fish from Guangxi, South China (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). ''Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 25 (4): 299-304.''

References

Cyprinid fish of Asia Freshwater fish of China {{Labeoninae-stub