Decorus xanthogenys

Decorus xanthogenys is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae, the carps, barbs, minnows and related fishes.^[3] This fish is endemic to the basin of the Red River in Yunnan and northern Viet Nam.^[1]

Decorus xanthogenys
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Subfamily:	Labeoninae
Genus:	Decorus
Species:	D. xanthogenys
Binomial name
Decorus xanthogenys (Pellegrin & Chevey, 1936)
Synonyms[2]
Labeo xanthogenys Pellegrin & Chevey, 1936 Bangana xanthogenys (Pellegrin & Chevey, 1936) Sinilabeo decorus xanthogenys (Pellegrin & Chevey, 1936) Sinilabeo xanthogenys (Pellegrin & Chevey, 1936) Altigena dorsoarcus Đ. Y. Mai, 1978 Altigena tetrabarbata Đ. Y. Mai, 1978 Sinilabeo xanthogenys songloensis V. H. Nguyễn, 2005