Red-wing fish

Distoechodon macrophthalmus

Elongated Carp from the Yangtze Basin

Red
Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
East Asia
Elongated
Medium
Tropical fish

Distoechodon macrophthalmus, the red-wing fish, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Xenocyprididae, the East Asian minnows or sharpbellies. This species is only known from Chenghai Lake in the Yangtze basin in Yunnan. This lake has a decreasing water level and declining water quality, as well as invasive fish.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Distoechodon
Maximum length: 20 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Asia: known only from the Chenhai Lake, Chang Jiang basin in Yunnan Province, China.

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