Placocheilus Explained

Placocheilus is a genus of fish in the family Cyprinidae native to eastern Asia.^[1]

Species

There is currently 5 recognized species in this genus:

• Placocheilus bibarbatus Nguyen, 2001
• Placocheilus caudofasciatus (Pellegrin & Chevey, 1936)
• Placocheilus cryptonemus Cui & Li, 1984
• Placocheilus dulongensis Chen, Pan, Xiao & Yang, 2012
• Placocheilus robustus Zhang, He & Chen, 2002

Notes and References

1. Zhou, W., Li, M.-h., Wang, C.-p. & Qi, M. (2015): Morphometric studies of genus Placocheilus (Teleostei: Cypriniformes) from Red River, China. Zoological Research, 36 (6): 348-353.