Placogobio
Encyclopedia
Placogobio is a genus of cyprinid
fish endemic to Vietnam
. There are currently two described species in this genus.
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 endemic to 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 –...
. There are currently two described species in this genus.
Species
- Placogobio bacmeensis V. H. Nguyen & Vo, 2001
- Placogobio nahangensis V. H. Nguyen, 2001