Sinocyclocheilus furcodorsalis
| Sinocyclocheilus furcodorsalis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Sinocyclocheilus |
| Species: | S. furcodorsalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Sinocyclocheilus furcodorsalis Y. R. Chen, J. X. Yang & J. H. Lan, 1997[1] | |
Sinocyclocheilus furcodorsalis (crossed-fork back golden-line barbel[2]) is a species of cave fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is endemic to the Guangxi province in southern China, and only known from an underground stream in Tian'e County.[1][2][3]
Description
Sinocyclocheilus furcodorsalis grow to 88 mm (3.5 in) standard length. They are eyeless. The body is depigmented, semi-transparent and whitish in colour.[1]
Sinocyclocheilus furcodorsalis is only known from the Tian'e County in Guangxi, China
References
- 1 2 3 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). "Sinocyclocheilus furcodorsalis" in FishBase. January 2016 version.
- 1 2 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) (31 March 2016). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
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