Protolabeo

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| taxon = Protolabeo protolabeo

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| parent_authority = C. G. Zhang, Y. H. Zhao, & L. An, 2010

| authority = L. An, B. S. Liu, Y. H. Zhao & C. G. Zhang, 2010

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Protolabeo is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging ti the family Cyprinidae, the family which includes the carps, barbs, minnows and related fishes.{{Cof family|family=Labeoninae|access-date=28 December 2024}} The only species in the genus is Protolabeo protolabeo , which is endemic to the Yilihe River in Yunnan, China.{{FishBase |genus= Protolabeo |species= protolabeo | month = August| year = 2011}}