Discogobio bismargaritus is a species of cyprinid fish in the subfamily Labeoninae. It is endemic to Yunnan province in China.[1][2] It lives in torrential waters and uses its mouth sucking disc to cling to the substratum. It can grow to 13.8 cm (5.4 in) total length.[2]
| Discogobio bismargaritus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Labeoninae |
| Genus: | Discogobio |
| Species: | D. bismargaritus
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| Binomial name | |
| Discogobio bismargaritus Chu, Cui, & Zhou, 1993
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References
edit- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Discogobio bismargaritus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Discogobio bismargaritus". FishBase. February 2024 version.
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