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]
| Protolabeo | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| 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
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| Binomial name | |
| Protolabeo protolabeo | |
References
edit- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Labeoninae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Protolabeo protolabeo". FishBase. August 2011 version.
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