Journal Article
‘Henicorhynchus’ thaitui, a new species of cavefish from Central Vietnam (Teleostei, Cyprinidae)
Nguyen, D.T., Ho, A.T., Hoang, N.T., Wu, H. and Zhang, E.
Record Number:
4825
Year:
2020
Journal:
Zookeys
Pages:
85-101
Volume:
965
Abstract:
‘Henicorhynchus’ thaitui sp. nov. is described from a subterranean stream in a karst cave in Phong Nha Ke Bang National Park, Quang Binh Province, Central Vietnam. It differs from all congeners in having a pale pink body in life, smaller eyes with diameter less than the maxillary barbel length, and two pairs of barbels, the maxillary barbel being much longer than the rostral barbel.
Keywords
Cypriniformes, karst system, morphology, Southeast Asia, taxonomy
Times Cited:
1
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Related Records:
Nguyen, D.T., Ho, A.T., Hoang, N.T., Wu, H. and Zhang, E. (2020)
‘Henicorhynchus’ thaitui, a new species of cavefish from Central Vietnam (Teleostei, Cyprinidae)
Ciccotto, P.J. and Page, L.M. (2020)Revision of the genus Henicorhynchus, with a revised diagnosis of Gymnostomus (Cyprinidae: Labeoninae)