Biology:Sinocyclocheilus yishanensis
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| Sinocyclocheilus yishanensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Barbinae |
| Genus: | Sinocyclocheilus |
| Species: | S. yishanensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Sinocyclocheilus yishanensis W. X. Li & J. H. Lan, 1992[1]
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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]
Description
It grows to 14.2 cm (5.6 in) standard length 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]
Sinocyclocheilus yishanensis is only known from Yizhou, Guangxi, China
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Sinocyclocheilus yishanensis" in FishBase. October 2015 version.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 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.
- ↑ Eschmeyer, W. N. and R. Fricke (eds) (2 November 2015). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp.
Wikidata ☰ Q3764351 entry
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