Cyprinidae

Aphyocypris pulchrilineata

Aphyocypris pulchrilineata

Twin black lines frame a silver white belly

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Freshwater fish
• East Asia
• Small
• Tropical fish

Aphyocypris pulchrilineata is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Xenocyprididae, the East Asian minnows or sharpbellies. This species was originally described from a stream of the Chengjiang River at Chengjiang in Du'an County in Guangxi, China. The Chengjiang River is a small northern branch of the Hongshuihe River, a tributary of the Xijiang in the Pearl River system.