''Discocheilus'' is a genus of
cyprinid
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 ver ...
fishes
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found else ...
to
China. This genus contains two recognized species.
Species
* ''
Discocheilus multilepis''
( D. Z. Wang & D. J. Li, 1994)
* ''
Discocheilus wui''
( J. X. Chen & J. H. Lan, 1992)
References
*
Cyprinidae genera
Cyprinid fish of Asia
Freshwater fish of China
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