Decorus is a genus of cyprinid freshwater fish found in China and India. This genus was split from Bangana in 2019.[1]

Decorus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Labeoninae
Genus: Decorus
Zheng, Chen & Yang, 2019
Type species
Labeo decorus
Peters, 1881

The generic name is Latin for "beautiful" and is tautonymous with the type species.[2]

Species

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There are currently five recognized species in this genus.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Zheng, Lan-Ping; Chen, Xiao-Yong; Yang, Jun-Xing (2019). "Molecular phylogeny and systematic revision of Bangana sensu lato (Teleostei, Cyprinidae)". Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research. 57 (4): 884–891. doi:10.1111/jzs.12294. S2CID 190878336.
  2. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (19 July 2024). "Family CYPRINIDAE: Subfamily LABEONINAE Bleeker 1859 (Labeos)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Decorus". FishBase. July 2024 version.