Sarcocheilichthys is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Gobionidae, the gudgeons. The fishes in this genus are found in eastern Asia.

Species Sarcocheilichthys includes the following recognised species: Sarcocheilichthys biwaensis K. Hosoya, 1982 Sarcocheilichthys caobangensis V. H. Nguyễn & V. B. Vo, 2001 Sarcocheilichthys davidi (Sauvage, 1878) Sarcocheilichthys hainanensis Nichols & C. H. Pope, 1927 Sarcocheilichthys hanjiangensis I.-S. Chen & H.-E. Li. 2024. Sarcocheilichthys kiangsiensis Nichols, 1930 Sarcocheilichthys lacustris (Dybowski, 1872) Sarcocheilichthys nigripinnis (Günther, 1873) (Rainbow gudgeon) Sarcocheilichthys parvus Nichols, 1930 Sarcocheilichthys sciistius (Abbott, 1901) (Thicklip gudgeon) Sarcocheilichthys sinensis Bleeker, 1871 (Chinese lake gudgeon) Sarcocheilichthys variegatus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) Sarcocheilichthys vittatus C.-T. An, E. Zhang & J.-Z. Shen, 2020

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