''Discogobio'' 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 ...
fish that are found in eastern
Asia
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. So far the 16 species have only been identified from
China (11 species) and
Vietnam
Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making i ...
(5 species) wherein each species is
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 the country in which it is found.
Species
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Discogobio antethoracalis''
L. P. Zheng & W. Zhou, 2008
* ''
Discogobio bismargaritus''
X. L. Chu, G. H. Cui & W. Zhou, 1993
* ''
Discogobio brachyphysallidos''
S. Y. Huang, 1989
* ''
Discogobio caobangi''
V. H. Nguyễn, 2001
* ''
Discogobio dienbieni
''Discogobio dienbieni'' is a fish species in the genus ''Discogobio'' endemic to Vietnam. The fish lives in freshwater.
Cypriniformes
Discogobio dienbieni is in the Cypriniformes (Carp) family.
See also
*Discogobio bismargaritus
*Discogobio t ...
''
V. H. Nguyễn, 2001
* ''
Discogobio elongatus''
S. Y. Huang, 1989
* ''
Discogobio laticeps''
X. L. Chu, G. H. Cui & W. Zhou, 1993
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Discogobio longibarbatus''
H. W. Wu, 1977
* ''
Discogobio macrophysallidos''
S. Y. Huang, 1989
* ''
Discogobio microstoma''
( Đ. Y. Mai, 1978)
* ''
Discogobio multilineatus''
G. H. Cui, W. Zhou & J. H. Lan, 1993
* ''
Discogobio pacboensis''
V. H. Nguyễn, 2001
* ''
Discogobio poneventralis''
L. P. Zheng & W. Zhou, 2008
* ''
Discogobio propeanalis''
L. P. Zheng & W. Zhou, 2008
* ''
Discogobio tetrabarbatus''
S. Y. Lin, 1931
* ''
Discogobio yunnanensis''
(Regan
The family name Regan, along with its cognates O'Regan, O Regan, Reagan, and O'Reagan, is an Anglicized form of the Irish surname Ó Riagáin or Ó Ríogáin, from Ua Riagáin. The meaning is likely to have originated in ancient Gaelic ''ri'' ...
, 1907)
References
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Cyprinidae genera
Cyprinid fish of Asia
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