 Platypharodon extremus

Platypharodon extremus is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to the upper Yellow River basin in the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau of China.It is the only member of its genus, but is related to other schizothoracines (snowtrout and allies) like "Aspiorhynchus", "Chuanchia", "Gymnocypris", "Oxygymnocypris", "Ptychobarbus", "Schizopyge", "Schizopygopsis" and "Schizothorax".