Rectoris luxiensis

{{short description|Species of fish}}

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|status= DD

|status_system= IUCN3.1

|status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Zhao, H.H. |year=2011 |title=Rectoris luxiensis |page=e.T166042A6176766 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T166042A6176766.en |access-date=29 December 2024}}

|taxon = Rectoris luxiensis

|authority = H. W. Wu & Yao, 1977

}}

Rectoris luxiensis is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae, the family which includes the carps, barbs. minnows and related fishes.{{Cof genus|genus=Rectoris|access-date=28 December 2024}} This species is endemic to China where it is found in the Yuan Jiang in Hunan, Qing Jiang in Hubei Province) and the Daninghe River in Sichuan. One study found that there were no discernible differences between the specimens of this species and the types of R. mutabilis suggested that R. mutabilis is s senior synonym of R, luxiensis.{{cite journal |author1=Ding-gui Zhu |author2=E Zhang |name-list-style=& |author3=Jia-Hua Lan |year=2012 |title=Rectoris longibarbus, a new styglophic labeonine species (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from South China, with a note on the taxonomy of R. mutabilis (Lin 1933) |journal=Zootaxa |volume=3586 |pages=55-68 |url=https://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2012/f/zt03586p068.pdf}} Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes, however, recognises both these taxa as valid species.