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China country information
Common names:
[No common name]
Occurrence:
native
Salinity:
freshwater
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Uses:
no uses
Comments:
Found only in the main course and tributaries of the Dulong River near Qinlangdang village (Dulongjiang County), which is a part of the upper Irrawaddy River basin, Yunnan Province (Ref. 93106).
National Checklist:
Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ch.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences:
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Main Ref:
Chen, Z.-M., X.-F. Pan, H. Xiao and J.-X. Yang, 2012
National Database:
Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Labeoninae
Etymology: Placocheilus:Greek, plax, plakos = a flat plate + Greek, cheilos = lip (Ref. 45335); dulongensis:The specific name, dulongensis, is an adjective that refers to the Dulong River, where the species occurs, and the suffix agrees in gender with the generic name Placocheilus (gender neuter)..
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