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Protolabeo

Protolabeo is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging ti the family Cyprinidae, the family which includes the carps, barbs, minnows and related fishes. The only species in the genus is Protolabeo protolabeo, which is endemic to the Yilihe River in Yunnan, China.

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Protolabeo
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Labeoninae
Genus: Protolabeo
C. G. Zhang, Y. H. Zhao, & L. An, 2010
Species:
P. protolabeo
Binomial name
Protolabeo protolabeo
L. An, B. S. Liu, Y. H. Zhao & C. G. Zhang, 2010

Protolabeo is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging ti the family Cyprinidae, the family which includes the carps, barbs, minnows and related fishes.1 The only species in the genus is Protolabeo protolabeo , which is endemic to the Yilihe River in Yunnan, China.2

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References

  1. Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Labeoninae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Protolabeo protolabeo". FishBase. August 2011 version.