Sinocyclocheilus yishanensis
Sinocyclocheilus yishanensis (common name: Yishan golden-line barbel) is a species of cave fish in the family Cyprinidae.[1][2][3] It is endemic to Guangxi province in southern China and known from the Liu River, a tributary of the Pearl River. Its specific name yishanensis refers to the Yishan County (now called Yizhou ) where its type locality is.[2]
| Sinocyclocheilus yishanensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Barbinae |
| Genus: | Sinocyclocheilus |
| Species: | S. yishanensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Sinocyclocheilus yishanensis | |
Description
It grows to 14.2 cm (5.6 in) standard length and has a scaled, slightly humpbacked body.[2]
Habitat
The type locality was a subterranean river that has now been changed into a reservoir.[2]
Sinocyclocheilus yishanensis is only known from Yizhou, Guangxi, China
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References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Sinocyclocheilus yishanensis" in FishBase. October 2015 version.
- Romero, A., Zhao, Y. & Chen, X. (2009). "The hypogean fishes of China". Environmental Biology of Fishes. 86: 211–278. doi:10.1007/s10641-009-9441-3.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
- Eschmeyer, W. N. and R. Fricke (eds) (2 November 2015). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 29 November 2015.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
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