Procypris mera

Procypris mera, the Chinese ink carp, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae, the family which includes the carps, barbs, minnows and related fishes.^[3] This fish is endemic to the upper basin of the Pearl River in southern China and northern Viet Nam.^[1]

Procypris mera
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Genus:	Procypris
Species:	P. mera
Binomial name
Procypris mera S. Y. Lin, 1933
Synonyms[2]
Procypris niger Herre & Lin, 1934