Ptychobarbus chungtienensis

Ptychobarbus chungtienensis, the heavy lips fish, is a species of freshawater ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae, the family which includes the carps, barbs, minnows and related fishes.^[3] This species is endemic to China where it is only known from Zhongdian in Yunnan. Here it is recorded from Bita Hai, Shudu Hu and Napa Hai, Xiaozhongdian He, Naya He and Geza He in the Jinsha Jiang river basin. Since the 1990s it is extant only in Xiaozhongdian He, Gezan He and Bita Hai. Threats to this species include development for tourism and invasive fish species. It is also poached by local people for food.^[1]

Ptychobarbus chungtienensis
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Genus:	Ptychobarbus
Species:	P. chungtienensis
Binomial name
Ptychobarbus chungtienensis (W. H. Tsao, 1964)
Synonyms[2]
Diptychus chungtienensis W,H. Tsao, 1964 Ptychobarbus chungtienensis chungtienensis (W. H. Tsao, 1964)