''Placogobio'' 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
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
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 ...
. There are two described species in the genus.
Species
* ''
Placogobio bacmeensis''
V. H. Nguyễn & V. B. Vo, 2001
* ''
Placogobio nahangensis''
V. H. Nguyễn, 2001
References
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Cyprinidae genera
Cyprinid fish of Asia
Fish of Vietnam
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