''Platysmacheilus'' 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 verte ...

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 elsew ...

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

. There are currently four described species in this genus.

Species

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Platysmacheilus exiguus ''Platysmacheilus exiguus'' is a species of cyprinid endemic to China. ''P. exiguus'' is a subtropical freshwater benthopelagic fiIts homotypic synonym is ''Pseudogobio'' ''exiguus''. Originally classified in 1932, its genus ''Platysmacheilus ...

'' ( S. Y. Lin, 1932) * ''

Platysmacheilus longibarbatus ''Platysmacheilus longibarbatus'' is a species of cyprinid endemic to the Yangtze The Yangtze or Yangzi ( or ; ) is the longest river in Asia, the third-longest in the world, and the longest in the world to flow entirely within one ...

'' Y. L. Lu, P. Q. Luo & Yi-Yu Chen, 1977 * ''

Platysmacheilus nudiventris ''Platysmacheilus nudiventris'' is a species of cyprinid endemic to the upper reaches of the Yangtze The Yangtze or Yangzi ( or ; ) is the longest river in Asia, the third-longest in the world, and the longest in the world to flow ...

'' P. Q. Luo, Le & Yi-Yu Chen, 1977 * ''

Platysmacheilus zhenjiangensis ''Platysmacheilus zhenjiangensis'' is a species 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 i ...

'' Y. Ni, X. H. Chen & G. Zhou, 2005

References

* Cyprinidae genera Cyprinid fish of Asia Freshwater fish of China {{Cyprinidae-stub