| Discocheilus multilepis | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Labeoninae |
| Genus: | Discocheilus |
| Species: | D. multilepis |
| Binomial name | |
| Discocheilus multilepis (D. Z. Wang & D. J. Li, 1994) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Discolabeo multilepis Wang & Li, 1994 | |
Discocheilus multilepis, the oil fish, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae, the carps, barbs, minnows and related fishes. This fish is endemic to the Duliujiang River, with all of the specimens collected in Congjiang County in Guizhou Province. Threre have been no records of this species since it was described.
References
- ^ Fernando, E. (2024). "Discocheilus multilepis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2024: e.T212785618A212785620. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Discocheilus multilepis". FishBase. October 2024 version.
- Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Discocheilus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Discocheilus multilepis | |
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