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A new cavefish species, Sinocyclocheilus brevibarbatus (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae), from Guangxi, China

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Abstract

A new species of the cavefish genus Sinocyclocheilus is described based on six specimens collected from a subterranean river in Du’an County in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of southern China. Sinocyclocheilus brevibarbatus sp. nov. can be distinguished from all congeners by the following combination of characteristics: a completely scaled body with well-developed eyes and a strongly-humped back; an almost straight lateral line possessing 49–51 perforated scales; seven soft rays on the dorsal fin; a relatively large eyeball (3.3–5.7% of SL) and short maxillary and rictal barbels (1.7–5.7% and 4.5–7.0% of SL, respectively).

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This study was funded by the National Natural Science Fund of China (NSFC-30470251 and NSFC-J0030092).

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  1. Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Bei**g, 100101, People’s Republic of China

    Yahui Zhao & Chunguang Zhang

  2. Aquatic Bureau of Du’an, Anyang Town, Du’an County, Guangxi, 530700, People’s Republic of China

    Jiahu Lan

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Zhao, Y., Lan, J. & Zhang, C. A new cavefish species, Sinocyclocheilus brevibarbatus (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae), from Guangxi, China. Environ Biol Fish 86, 203–209 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10641-008-9338-6

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