Decorus Explained

Decorus is a genus of cyprinid freshwater fish found in China and India. This genus was split from Bangana in 2019.[1]

The generic name is Latin for "beautiful" and is tautonymous with the type species.[2]

Species

There are currently five recognized species in this genus.

Notes and References

  1. 10.1111/jzs.12294. Molecular phylogeny and systematic revision of Bangana sensu lato (Teleostei, Cyprinidae). Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research. 57. 4. 884–891. 2019. Zheng. Lan-Ping. Chen. Xiao-Yong. Yang. Jun-Xing. 190878336 . free.
  2. Web site: Family CYPRINIDAE: Subfamily LABEONINAE Bleeker 1859 (Labeos) . 29 July 2024 . Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . amp . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara . 19 July 2024.

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