| Sinocyclocheilus multipunctatus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Barbinae |
| Genus: | Sinocyclocheilus |
| Species: | S. multipunctatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Sinocyclocheilus multipunctatus | |
Sinocyclocheilus multipunctatus is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Sinocyclocheilus .
Synodontis multipunctatus, also known as the cuckoo catfish, cuckoo squeaker, or multipunk, is a small catfish from Lake Tanganyika, one of the lakes in the Great Rift Valley system in Africa. It is a brood parasite upon mouthbrooding cichlids. This species grows to a length of 27.5 centimetres (10.8 in) TL. This species is a minor component of local commercial fisheries.
Sinocyclocheilus is a genus of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae endemic to China, where only found in Guangxi, Guizhou and Yunnan. Almost all of its species live in or around caves and most of these have adaptions typical of cavefish such as a lack of scales, lack of pigmentation and reduced eyes. Several species have an unusual hunchbacked appearance and some of the cave-dwellers have a "horn" on the back, the function of which is unclear. In contrast, the Sinocyclocheilus species that live aboveground, as well as a few found underground, show no clear cavefish adaptions. They are relatively small fish reaching up to 23 cm (9.1 in) in length. The individual species have small ranges and populations, leading to the status of most of the evaluated species as threatened. Many species populations in the genus have yet to be evaluated by the IUCN.
The gold-colored angle fish is a species of cyprinid fish.
Sinocyclocheilus angustiporus is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Sinocyclocheilus.
Sinocyclocheilus aquihornes is a species of cyprinid fish in the genus Sinocyclocheilus.
Sinocyclocheilus biangularis is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Sinocyclocheilus.
Sinocyclocheilus brevibarbatus is a species of cyprinid fish in the genus Sinocyclocheilus.
Sinocyclocheilus guilinensis is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Sinocyclocheilus.
Sinocyclocheilus hugeibarbus is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Sinocyclocheilus.
Sinocyclocheilus longifinus is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Sinocyclocheilus.
Sinocyclocheilus luopingensis is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Sinocyclocheilus.
Sinocyclocheilus macrolepis is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Sinocyclocheilus.
Sinocyclocheilus macroscalus is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Sinocyclocheilus.
Sinocyclocheilus qujingensis is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Sinocyclocheilus.
Sinocyclocheilus rhinocerous is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Sinocyclocheilus.
Sinocyclocheilus tileihornes is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the genus Sinocyclocheilus. It is indigenous to Asia and, like most fish of the Sinocyclocheilus genus, lives primarily in or around caves.
Sinocyclocheilus wumengshanensis is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Sinocyclocheilus.
Sinocyclocheilus yangzongensis is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Sinocyclocheilus.
Sinocyclocheilus yaolanensis is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Sinocyclocheilus.
Sinocyclocheilus gracilicaudatus is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Sinocyclocheilus.