Sinocyclocheilus cyphotergous
(Dai 1988) Kottelat and Brehier 1999
| ORDER | SUB-ORDER | FAMILY |
|---|---|---|
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinoidei | Cyprinidae |
Synonyms
Gibbibarbus cyphotergous Dai 1988
Country
ChinaTypes
Originally described from a single specimen, the Holotype: IGAS QL86001, now lost.
Neotype: ASIZB 204678 97.71mm SL, designated by Huang, Gluesenkamp, Fenolio, Wu and Zhao (2017).
This species is the type species by original designation and monotypy of the monotypic cave-restricted genus Gibbibarbus.
Distribution
Known only from the type locality: Grotte de Daxiao Dong, Zhujiang River basin, Hongshuihe River, Dajing Village Bianyang Town, Luodian County, Guizhou. (ca. 25°37′N, 107°05′E).
Habitat
No published details.
Systematics
A member of the subfamily Barbinae. Chen and Yang (1993a) suggested that the genus Gibbibarbus is closely related to the genus Sinocyclocheilus. Maurice Kottelat (pers. comm.) also suggests that the genus Gibbibarbus resembles Sinocyclocheilus and Kottelat and Brehier (1999) placed this species in the genus Sinocyclocheilus. Wang and Chen (1998) revised the diagnosis of the genus Sinocyclocheilus.
Conservation Status
TLO [VU D2 2.3] [Kottelat 1996]
(Kottelat, M. 1996. Gibbibarbus cyphotergous. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 1996: http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T9178A12967128.en. Downloaded on 04 July 2017).
Museum Holdings
IHB 12209040 116.2mm SL, collected with the original holotype.
Internet Resources
http://www.newsweek.com/extremely-rare-and-weird-blind-fish-found-subterranean-cave-china-628256
Key References
- Dai, D. Y. (1988)
- Wang, D, Huang, Y, Liao, J and Zheng, J (1995)
- Wang, D. and Chen, Y.Y. (1998)
- Kottelat, M. and Brehier, F. (1999)
- Xiao, H, Zhang, R, Feng, J, Ou, Y., M, Li, W, Chen, S and Zan, R (2002)
- Huang, J.Q., Gluesenkamp, A., Fenolio, D.B., Wu, Z.Q. and Zhao, Y.H. (2017)
- Chen, H., Li, C., Liu, T., Chen, S. and Xiao, H. (2019)
- Lunghi, E., Zhao, Y., Sun, X. and Zhao, Y. (2019)
- Mao, T.-R., Liu, Y.-W., Meegaskumbura, M., Yang, J., Ellepola, G., Senevirathne, G., Fu, C.-H., Gross, J.B. and Pie, M.R. (2020)
- Zhao, Y., Zhang, C. and Proudlove, G.S. (2021)
| Dai, D. Y. | Journal Article | 1988 | Un nouveau poisson cavernicole |
| Wang, D, Huang, Y, Liao, J and Zheng, J | Journal Article | 1995 | Taxonomic revision of the genus Gibbibarbus Dai |
| Wang, D. and Chen, Y.Y. | Journal Article | 1998 | On the diagnosis of Sinocyclocheilus and the taxonomic position of its closely related genus Anchicyclocheilus (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae: Barbinae) |
| Kottelat, M. and Brehier, F. | Journal Article | 1999 | Troglocyclocheilus khammouanensis, a new genus and species of cave fish from the Khammouan karst, Laos (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) |
| Xiao, H, Zhang, R, Feng, J, Ou, Y., M, Li, W, Chen, S and Zan, R | Journal Article | 2002 | Nuclear DNA content and ploidy of seventeen species of fishes in Sinocyclocheilus |
| Huang, J.Q., Gluesenkamp, A., Fenolio, D.B., Wu, Z.Q. and Zhao, Y.H. | Journal Article | 2017 | Neotype designation and redescription of Sinocyclocheilus cyphotergous (Dai) 1988, a rare and bizarre cavefish species distributed in China (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) |
| Chen, H., Li, C., Liu, T., Chen, S. and Xiao, H. | Journal Article | 2019 | A metagenomic study of intestinal microbial diversity in relation to feeding habits of surface and cave-dwelling Sinocyclocheilus species |
| Lunghi, E., Zhao, Y., Sun, X. and Zhao, Y. | Journal Article | 2019 | Morphometrics of eight Chinese cavefish species |
| Mao, T.-R., Liu, Y.-W., Meegaskumbura, M., Yang, J., Ellepola, G., Senevirathne, G., Fu, C.-H., Gross, J.B. and Pie, M.R. | Journal Article | 2020 | Evolution in Sinocyclocheilus cavefish is marked by rate shifts, reversals and origin of novel traits |
| Zhao, Y., Zhang, C. and Proudlove, G.S. | Book | 2021 | Fishes of the Genus Sinocyclocheilus (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) in China. Systematics, biology, biogeography and cave adaptation |