Journal Article
Triplophysa xuanweiensis sp. nov., a new blind loach species from a cave in China (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Nemacheilidae)
Lu, Z.-M., Li1, X.-J., Lü, W.-J., Huang. J.-Q., Xu, T.-K., Huang, G., Qian, F.-Q., Yang, P., Chen, S.-G., Mao, W.-N. and Zhao, Y.-H.
Record Number:
5644
Year:
2022
Journal:
Zoological Research
Pages:
221-224
Volume:
43
Abstract:
Triplophysa xuanweiensis sp. nov., a new blind loach species
from the family Nemacheilidae, is described based on
specimens collected from a subterranean river in Xuanwei
City, Yunnan Province, China. The new species can be
distinguished from all known congeners by a combination of
the following characters: eyes absent, dorsal-fin origin anterior
to pelvic-fin origin, tip of pelvic fin reaching anus, dorsal fin
with 7–8 branched rays, caudal fin forked with 16–18
branched rays, body scaleless and colorless, lateral line
complete, and posterior chamber of air bladder well developed
and connected to anterior chamber by long, slender tube.
Maximum-likelihood phylogenetic analysis based on the
cytochrome b (cyt b) gene placed Triplophysa xuanweiensis
sp. nov. in a well-supported clade with seven other species of
the genus, and three specimens of the new species formed a
monophyletic group, consistent with morphological
comparisons
Times Cited:
1
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