''Discherodontus parvus'' is a species of

cyprinid 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 ...

in the genus ''

Discherodontus ''Discherodontus'' is a genus of small cyprinid fishes found in rivers and streams in Mainland Southeast Asia and Yunnan in China. Species There are currently six recognized species in this genus:Kottelat, M. (2013)The Fishes of the Inland Water ...

''. It inhabits China and is used locally for food.

References

Cyprinidae Freshwater fish of China Cyprinid fish of Asia Taxa named by Wu Hsien-Wen Taxa named by Lin Ren-Duan Fish described in 1977 {{Cyprinidae-stub