Oil Fish

Pseudocrossocheilus liuchengensis

Eight Point One Centimeters Carp from Asian Waters

Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
East Asia
Fusiform
Small
Tropical fish

Pseudocrossocheilus liuchengensis, the oil fish, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae, the family which includes the carps, barbs, minnows and related fishes. This species is endemic to Guangxi where it lives only in subterranean rivers.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Pseudocrossocheilus
Water type: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform