Sinocyclocheilus yishanensis

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Sinocyclocheilus yishanensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Cyprininae
Genus: Sinocyclocheilus
Species:
S. yishanensis
Binomial name
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]

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Description

It grows to 18.3 cm (7.2 in) standard length [1] 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]

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Sinocyclocheilus yishanensis is only known from Yizhou, Guangxi, China

References

  1. 1 2 3 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Sinocyclocheilus yishanensis". FishBase . June 2024 version.
  2. 1 2 3 4 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. S2CID   41778476.
  3. ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Sinocyclocheilus yishanensis". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 31 December 2024.


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