| Ptychobarbus chungtienensis | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Endangered (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Ptychobarbus |
| Species: | P. chungtienensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Ptychobarbus chungtienensis (W. H. Tsao, 1964) | |
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Ptychobarbus chungtienensis, the heavy lips fish, is a species of freshawater ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae, the family which includes the carps, barbs, minnows and related fishes. This species is endemic to China where it is only known from Zhongdian in Yunnan. Here it is recorded from Bita Hai, Shudu Hu and Napa Hai, Xiaozhongdian He, Naya He and Geza He in the Jinsha Jiang river basin. Since the 1990s its is extant only in Xiaozhongdian He, Gezan He and Bita Hai. Threats to this species include development for tourism and invasive fish species. It is also poached by local people for food.
References
- ^ Cao, L. & Chen, X.-Y. (2023). "Ptychobarbus chungtienensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T212784013A212784015. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T212784013A212784015.en. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Ptychobarbus chungtienensis". FishBase. October 2024 version.
- Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Ptychobarbus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
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