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Etymology: Placocheilus: Greek, plax, plakos = a flat plate + Greek, cheilos = lip (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Pellegrin & Chevey.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
Asia: Laos, Viet Nam and China.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.9 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 43281)
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 10-11;
Anal
soft rays: 7 - 8. Black semicircular mark on each caudal lobe (Ref. 43281). Can be distinguished from its congeners by having a small scaleless midventral region only restricted to chest. Differs from P. robustus in having slightly crenulated rostral fold with 12-15 indentations on its distal margin, a shallower caudal peduncle (depth 63.7-71.3% of its length) and a larger mental adhesive disc (length 72.7-80.7% of its width) (Ref. 49783). Also Ref. 75600.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Zhang, E., S.-P. He and Y.-Y. Chen, 2002. Revision of the cyprinid genus Placocheilus Wu, 1977 in China, with description of a new species from Yunnan. Hydrobiologia 487:207-217. (Ref. 49783)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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