Pseudoplacocheilus

Pseudoplacocheilus is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae, the family which includes the carps, barbs. minnows and related species.^[2] The only species in the genus is Pseudoplacocheilus cryptonemus^[3] which is endemic to Yunnan where it occurs in the upper Salween River and the upper Mekong River basins. It is found in clear waters and uses crevices in rocks to hide in.^[1]

Pseudoplacocheilus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Subfamily:	Labeoninae
Genus:	Pseudoplacocheilus X. Li, W. Zhou, C. Sun, X. Yun[2]
Species:	P. cryptonemus
Binomial name
Pseudoplacocheilus cryptonemus (G. H. Cui & Z. Y. Li, 1984)[3]
Synonyms[3]
Placocheilus cryptonemus Cui & Li, 1984 Garra cryptonema (Cui & Li, 1984)