Discogobio bismargaritus Chu, Cui & Zhou, 1993
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Discogobio bismargaritus is a species of cyprinid fish in the subfamily Labeoninae. It is endemic to Yunnan province in China. It lives in torrential waters and uses its mouth sucking disc to cling to the substratum. It can grow to 13.8 cm (5.4 in) total length.
Wikipedia contributors, Discogobio bismargaritus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:32:51.416113+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Discogobio bismargaritus Chu, Cui & Zhou, 1993
- Name authority
- Chu, Cui & Zhou, 1993
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Genus
- Discogobio
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCypriniformes
- familyCyprinidae Rafinesque, 1815
- subfamilyLabeoninae Bleeker, 1859
- genusDiscogobio Lin, 1931
- speciesDiscogobio bismargaritus Chu, Cui & Zhou, 1993
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Discogobio. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Discogobio antethoracalis Zheng & Zhou, 2008 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Discogobio brachyphysallidos Huang, 1989 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Discogobio caobangi Nguyen, 2001 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Discogobio longibarbatus Wu, 1977 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Discogobio angustimarginis Yi, Deng & Zhang, 2025 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Discogobio dienbieni Nguyen, 2001 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Discogobio elongatus Huang, 1989 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Discogobio laticeps Chu, Cui & Zhou, 1993 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Discogobio microstoma (Mai, 1978) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Discogobio multilineatus Cui, Zhou & Lan, 1993 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Discogobio pacboensis Nguyen, 2001 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Discogobio poneventralis Zheng & Zhou, 2008 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Chu, X.-L., G.-H. Cui and W. Zhou. (1993). A taxonomic review of fishes of the genus Discogobio, with description of two new species (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae). Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica, 18 (2): 237–246. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:36TQ2. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.