Ptychobarbus Dipogon
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''Ptychobarbus dipogon'' is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae, the family which includes the carps, barbs, minnows and related fishes. This fish is found in the middle and upper
Yarlung Zangbo The Yarlung Tsangpo, also called Yarlung Zangbo () and Yalu Zangbu River () is a river that flows through the Tibet Autonomous Region of China and Arunachal Pradesh of India. It is the longest river of Tibet and the fifth longest in China. The u ...
, i.e. the upper
Brahmaputra The Brahmaputra is a trans-boundary river which flows through Southwestern China, Northeastern India, and Bangladesh. It is known as Brahmaputra or Luit in Assamese, Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibetan, the Siang/Dihang River in Arunachali, and ...
River drainage in
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. This is a benthopelagic fish found in the deeper parts of tributaries and meanders.


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Cyprinid fish of Asia Freshwater fish of China IUCN Red List least concern species dipogon Taxa named by Charles Tate Regan Fish described in 1905 {{Cyprinidae-stub