Distoechodon macrophthalmus
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| Distoechodon macrophthalmus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Xenocyprididae |
| Genus: | Distoechodon |
| Species: | D. macrophthalmus |
| Binomial name | |
| Distoechodon macrophthalmus | |
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.[2] This species is only known from Chenghai Lake in the Yangtze basin in Yunnan.[3] This lake has a decreasing water level and declining water quality, as well as invasive fish. These threats are causing a continued decline in the habitat of this species and so the Salangidae has assessed it as Endangered.[1]
