''Neolissochilus'' is a

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in the

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native to freshwater habitats in

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that are often grouped with the mahseers. The largest reach up to in length, but most species are much smaller.

Species

There are currently 28 recognized species in this genus: * ''

Neolissochilus acutirostris ''Neolissochilus acutirostris'' is a species of cyprinid in the genus ''Neolissochilus''. It inhabits India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the se ...

'' Arunachalam,

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, 2017Arunachalam, M., Sivakumar, P. & Murugan, M. (2017): Descriptions of five new species of ''Neolissochilus'' Rainboth, 1985 (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) from streams/rivers of the Western Ghats, peninsular India. ''FishTaxa, 2 (1): 1-27.'' * ''

Neolissochilus baoshanensis ''Neolissochilus'' is a genus of fish in the family Cyprinidae native to freshwater habitats in Asia that are often grouped with the mahseers. The largest reach up to in length, but most species are much smaller. Species There are currently 28 ...

'' ( X. Y. Chen & J. X. Yang, 1999) * ''

Neolissochilus benasi ''Neolissochilus benasi'' is a species of cyprinid in the genus ''Neolissochilus''. It inhabits Asia Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subconti ...

'' ( Pellegrin & Chevey, 1936) * '' Neolissochilus blanci'' ( Pellegrin & P. W. Fang, 1940) * ''

Neolissochilus blythii ''Neolissochilus blythii'' is a species of cyprinid in the genus ''Neolissochilus''. It inhabits Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British En ...

'' ( F. Day, 1870) * ''

Neolissochilus capudelphinus ''Neolissochilus'' is a genus of fish in the family Cyprinidae native to freshwater habitats in Asia that are often grouped with the mahseers. The largest reach up to in length, but most species are much smaller. Species There are currently 28 ...

'' Arunachalam,

, 2017 * ''

Neolissochilus compressus ''Neolissochilus compressus'' is a species of cyprinid in the genus ''Neolissochilus''. It inhabits Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British ...

'' ( F. Day, 1870) * ''

Neolissochilus dukai ''Neolissochilus dukai'' is a species of cyprinid in the genus ''Neolissochilus''. References

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'' ( F. Day, 1878) * ''

Neolissochilus hendersoni ''Neolissochilus hendersoni'' is a species of cyprinid in the genus ''Neolissochilus''. It lives in the Malay Peninsula. Due to very confusing morphological similarities with the related species Neolissochilus soroides, further work is needed to ...

'' ( Herre, 1940) * ''

Neolissochilus heterostomus ''Neolissochilus heterostomus'' is a species of cyprinid in the genus ''Neolissochilus''. It inhabits Yunnan, China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous count ...

'' ( X. Y. Chen & J. X. Yang, 1999) * ''

Neolissochilus hexagonolepis ''Neolissochilus hexagonolepis'' (common name: copper mahseer or chocolate mahseer ) is a species of cyprinid in the genus ''Neolissochilus''. It inhabits India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, China, Bhutan, Pakistan a ...

'' ( McClelland, 1839) – copper mahseer * ''

Neolissochilus hexastichus ''Neolissochilus hexastichus'' is a species of cyprinid in the genus ''Neolissochilus''. It inhabits Southeast Asia and is considered "near threatened" by the IUCN. References

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'' ( McClelland, 1839) * ''

Neolissochilus longipinnis ''Neolissochilus longipinnis'' is a species of cyprinid in the genus ''Neolissochilus''. It inhabits Lake Kawar on Sumatra, and is possibly found in the Pangus River drainage of Mount Ungaran on Java, though this population has probably been exti ...

'' ( M. C. W. Weber & de Beaufort, 1916) * '' Neolissochilus micropthalmus'' Arunachalam,

, 2017 * '' Neolissochilus minimus'' Arunachalam,

, 2017 * ''

Neolissochilus nigrovittatus ''Neolissochilus nigrovittatus'' is a species of cyprinid in the genus ''Neolissochilus''. It inhabits Myanmar and Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast ...

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Neolissochilus paucisquamatus ''Neolissochilus paucisquamatus'' is a species of cyprinid in the genus ''Neolissochilus''. It inhabits Myanmar and Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast ...

'' ( H. M. Smith, 1945) * '' Neolissochilus soro'' (

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, 1842)Scharpf, C. (2015)
The authorship of ''Neolissochilus soro'' (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae): a correction to Khaironizam ''et al''. (2015).
''Zootaxa, 3986 (4): 499–500.'' * ''

Neolissochilus soroides ''Neolissochilus soroides'', commonly called the soro brook carp or antimony fish, is a freshwater fish of Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia. Due to very confusing morphological similarities with the related species Neolissochilus hendersoni, fu ...

'' ( Duncker, 1904) — Soro brook carp * ''

Neolissochilus spinulosus ''Neolissochilus spinulosus'', commonly known as the spinulosus mahseer, is a species of cyprinid in the genus ''Neolissochilus''. It is endemic to the Indian state of Sikkim Sikkim (; ) is a state in Northeastern India. It borders the Tibet ...

'' ( McClelland, 1845) * ''

Neolissochilus stevensonii ''Neolissochilus stevensonii'' is a species within the Cyprinidae family in the ''Neolissochilus'' genus. Its only known habitats are in Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions r ...

'' ( F. Day, 1870) * ''

Neolissochilus stracheyi ''Neolissochilus stracheyi'' is a species of cyprinid in the genus ''Neolissochilus''. It inhabits Myanmar and Thailand and has a maximum length of . References

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'' ( F. Day, 1871) * ''

Neolissochilus subterraneus ''Neolissochilus subterraneus'', commonly known as the cave brook carp, is a species of cyprinid cavefish that is endemic to the Tham Phra Wang Daeng cave within Thung Salaeng Luang National Park, Phitsanulok Province in Thailand. The genus nam ...

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, 2003 * ''

Neolissochilus sumatranus ''Neolissochilus sumatranus'' is a species of cyprinid in the genus ''Neolissochilus''. It inhabits Thailand and Sumatra, Indonesia and has a maximum length of . References

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'' ( M. C. W. Weber & de Beaufort, 1916) * '' Neolissochilus tamiraparaniensis'' Arunachalam,

, 2017 * '' Neolissochilus thienemanni'' ( C. G. E. Ahl, 1933) * ''

Neolissochilus vittatus ''Neolissochilus vittatus'' is a species of cyprinid in the genus ''Neolissochilus''. It inhabits the Salween River, Salween basin. References

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'' ( H. M. Smith, 1945) * ''

Neolissochilus wynaadensis ''Barbodes wynaadensis'' is a species of cyprinid fish. It is endemic to the Wyanad Plateau and its surroundings in the southern Western Ghats, India. It occurs in fast-flowing rivers and streams with rock substrates. This species can reach ...

'' ( F. Day, 1873)

References

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