Distoechodon compressus

Distoechodon compressus is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Xenocyprididae, the East Asian minnows or sharpbellies.^[2] This species is found in costal rivers such as the Min Jiang, Jiulong Jiang, Ting Jiang and Ao Jiang in Fujian, Zhejiang and Jiangsu provinces in China and in the Yilan and Jilong Rivers in northern Taiwan.^[1]

Distoechodon compressus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Xenocyprididae
Genus:	Distoechodon
Species:	D. compressus
Binomial name
Distoechodon compressus (Nichols, 1925)[2]
Synonyms[2]
Xenocypris compressus Nichols, 1925