Parachela (fish)

Parachela
Parachela cyanea
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Xenocyprididae
Genus: Parachela
Steindachner, 1881
Type species
Parachela breitensteinii
Steindachner, 1881
Synonyms
  • Grandisquamachela Fowler, 1934

Parachela is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Xenocyprididae, the East Asian minnows or sharpbellies. These fishes are found in Asia.