Lepidopygopsis

{{Short description|Monotypic genus of fish}}

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| status = EN

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Raghavan, R. |name-list-style=& |author2=Ali, A. |date=2011 |title=Lepidopygopsis typus |page=e.T172507A6905893 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T172507A6905893.en |access-date=18 November 2021}}

| taxon = Lepidopygopsis typus

| display_parents = 2

| parent_authority = B. S. Raj, 1941{{Cof family|family=Torine|access-date=16 January 2025}}

| authority = B. S. Raj, 1941

}}

Lepidopygopsis is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae, which includes the carps, barbs and related fishes. The only species in the genus is the peninsular hill trout (Lepidopygopsis typus),{{Cof genus|genus=Lepidopygopsis|access-date=16 January 2025}} a species endmeic to India, weher it is restricted to the Periyar and lake in Kerala.{{FishBase|Lepidopygopsis|typus|month=October|year=2024}} The International Union for Conservation of Nature classifies this species as Endangered stating that it is threatened by invasive fish species, pollution and a dam.