Platysmacheilus
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Platysmacheilus is a genus of cyprinid
fish endemic to China
. There are currently four 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 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...
. There are currently four described species in this genus.
Species
- Platysmacheilus exiguus (S. Y. Lin, 1932)
- Platysmacheilus longibarbatus Y. L. Lu, P. Q. Luo & Yi-Yu Chen, 1977
- Platysmacheilus nudiventris P. Q. Luo, Le & Yi-Yu Chen, 1977
- Platysmacheilus zhenjiangensis Y. Ni, X. H. Chen & G. Zhou, 2005