Rectoris longifinus

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Rectoris longifinus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Rectoris
Species:
R. longifinus
Binomial name
Rectoris longifinus

Rectoris longifinus is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae, the family which includes the carps, barbs. minnows and related fishes. This species is endemic to Yunnan in China. [1] This species was first formally described) in 2002 from Zhoxi in Shilin County and said to be similar to R. posehensis , [2] however, other authors consider that this species is unlikely to be a member of the genus Rectoris and that it is generic placement awaits further study. [3]

References

  1. Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Rectoris". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  2. W. X. Li; W. N. Mao & Z. M. Lu (2002). "Two new species of Cyprinidae from Yunnan". Journal of Yunnan University. 24 (5): 385–387.
  3. Ding-gui Zhu; E Zhang & Jia-Hua Lan (2012). "Rectoris longibarbus, a new styglophic labeonine species (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from South China, with a note on the taxonomy of R. mutabilis (Lin 1933)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3586: 55–68.