Placocheilus

{{Short description|Genus of fishes}}

{{Automatic taxobox

| taxon = Placocheilus

| authority = H. W. Wu, 1977

| type_species = Discognathus caudofasciatus

| type_species_authority = Pellegrin & Chevey, 1936

}}

Placocheilus is a genus of fish in the family Cyprinidae native to eastern Asia.Zhou, W., Li, M.-h., Wang, C.-p. & Qi, M. (2015): Morphometric studies of genus Placocheilus (Teleostei: Cypriniformes) from Red River, China. Zoological Research, 36 (6): 348-353.