''Distoechodon tumirostris'' 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 ve ...

in the genus ''

Distoechodon ''Distoechodon'' is a genus of cyprinid fishes that occur in East Asia, one species endemic to mainland China and the other in both mainland China and Taiwan. Species *''Distoechodon macrophthalmus'' Y. H. Zhao, F. F. Kullander, S. O. Kullan ...

''. It inhabits China and

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northe ...

. Its habitat is inland wetlands and it is used for food.

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Cyprinidae Cyprinid fish of Asia Freshwater fish of China Freshwater fish of Taiwan {{Cyprinidae-stub