Mekongina
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''Mekongina'' 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 ...
fish found in
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and
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Species

There are currently three described species in this genus: * '' Mekongina bibarba'' ( V. H. Nguyễn, 2001) * '' Mekongina erythrospila'' ( Fowler, 1937) * '' Mekongina lancangensis'' ( Jian Yang, X. Y. Chen & J. X. Yang, 2008)


References

Labeoninae Freshwater fish of Asia Taxa named by Henry Weed Fowler {{Labeoninae-stub