Liobagrus chenghaiensis

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Liobagrus chenghaiensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Amblycipitidae
Genus: Liobagrus
Species:
L. chenghaiensis
Binomial name
Liobagrus chenghaiensis
Sun, Ren & Zhang, 2013

Liobagrus chenghaiensis is a species of catfish in the family Amblycipitidae (the torrent catfishes) endemic to China, where it is only known from lake Chenghai in the province of Yunnan. [1]

L. chenghaiensis is distinguished from all other species of Liobagrus with a serrated posterior margin of the pectoral-fin spine by possessing a free apex on the posterior margin of the adipose fin. It is similar to L. marginatus in the presence of a subtruncate caudal fin, by which both are distinguished from all other Chinese congeners with a serrated posterior margin of the pectoral-fin spine. These two species are distinguished by differences in the body depth and the distance between the pelvic-fin insertion and the vent. Their distinction is also supported by osteological evidence. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Sun, Z. W.; Ren, S. J. & Zhang, E. (2013). "Liobagrus chenghaiensis, a new species of catfish (Siluriformes: Amblycipitidae) from Yunnan, South China" (PDF). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters. Verlag Dr. Friedrich Pfeil. 23 (4): 375–384.

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