''Prolixicheilus longisulcus'' is a
species of
fish in the
family Cyprinidae
Cyprinidae is a family of freshwater fish commonly called the carp or minnow family. It includes the carps, the true minnows, and relatives like the barbs and barbels. Cyprinidae is the largest and most diverse fish family and the largest verte ...
, found in
stream
A stream is a continuous body of water, body of surface water Current (stream), flowing within the stream bed, bed and bank (geography), banks of a channel (geography), channel. Depending on its location or certain characteristics, a stream ...
s belonging to the
Zuojiang River, a
tributary of
Pearl River in
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
. This species is the only member of its
genus.
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References
Labeoninae
Monotypic ray-finned fish genera
Cyprinidae genera
Cyprinid fish of Asia
Fish of China
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