Distoechodon macrophthalmus

Distoechodon macrophthalmus (common name: red-wing fish)[1] is a species of cyprinid in the genus Distoechodon.[1] It only inhabits the Chenhai Lake in Yunnan, China[1] and its population is rapidly declining.[1]

Distoechodon macrophthalmus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Distoechodon
Species:
D. macrophthalmus
Binomial name
Distoechodon macrophthalmus
Zhao, Kullander, Kullander & Zhang, 2009

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