Discogobio
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Discogobio is a genus of cyprinid
fish that are found in eastern Asia
. So far the 16 species have only been identified from China
(11 species) and Vietnam
(5 species) wherein each species is an endemic to the country in which it is found.
Cyprinid
The family Cyprinidae, from the Ancient Greek kyprînos , consists of the carps, the true minnows, and their relatives . Commonly called the carp family or the minnow family, its members are also known as cyprinids...
fish that are found in eastern Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
. So far the 16 species have only been identified from China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
(11 species) and Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
(5 species) wherein each species is an endemic to the country in which it is found.
Species
- Discogobio antethoracalis L. P. Zheng & W. Zhou, 2008
- Discogobio bismargaritus X. L. Chu, G. H. Cui & W. Zhou, 1993
- Discogobio brachyphysallidos S. Y. Huang, 1989
- Discogobio caobangi V. H. Nguyen, 2001
- Discogobio dienbieni V. H. Nguyen, 2001
- Discogobio elongatus S. Y. Huang, 1989
- Discogobio laticeps X. L. Chu, G. H. Cui & W. Zhou, 1993
- Discogobio longibarbatus H. W. Wu, 1977
- Discogobio macrophysallidos S. Y. Huang, 1989
- Discogobio microstoma (Đ. Y. Mai, 1978)
- Discogobio multilineatus G. H. Cui, W. Zhou & J. H. Lan, 1993
- Discogobio pacboensis V. H. Nguyen, 2001
- Discogobio poneventralis L. P. Zheng & W. Zhou, 2008
- Discogobio propeanalis L. P. Zheng & W. Zhou, 2008
- Discogobio tetrabarbatus S. Y. Lin, 1931
- Discogobio yunnanensis (Regan, 1907)