Biology:Masticbarbus longipinnis
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Scientific classification 
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| Missing taxonomy template (fix): | Masticbarbus |
| Species: | Template:Taxonomy/MasticbarbusM. longipinnis
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| Template:Taxonomy/MasticbarbusMasticbarbus longipinnis (Wu, 1939)[1]
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Mastibarbus longipinnis is a species of cyprinid fish from the Pearl River basin in southern China.
Taxonomy
Formerly, this fish was placed in the genus Acrossocheilus and treated as a subspecies of M. iridescens (then known as Acrossocheilus iridescens), but a 2012 study supported the separation of the two subspecies,[2] and in recent years, they have both been moved to Masticbarbus.
Description
Masticbarbus longipinnis reaches at least 38 cm (15 in) in length.[2] Juveniles are pale yellowish with 5–6 narrow dark bars on the flanks, but in adults over 11 cm (4.3 in) in standard length, the dark bars are much wider.[2] This species can be distinguished from M. iridescens by looking at the first branched dorsal-fin ray, which is extended as a filament in this species and not extended in M. iridescens.[2]
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). "Acrossocheilus longipinnis" in FishBase. February 2017 version.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Yuan; Chan; Zhang (2012). "Acrossocheilus longipinnis (Wu 1939), a senior synonym of Acrossocheilus stenotaeniatus Chu & Cui 1989 from the Pearl River basin (Teleostei: Cyprinidae)". Zootaxa 3586: 160–172. https://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2012/f/zt03586p172.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q1101441 entry
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