Karstsinnectes parvus
(Zhu and Xhu 2015) Luo et al. 2023
| ORDER | SUB-ORDER | FAMILY |
|---|---|---|
| Cypriniformes | Cobitoidei | Nemacheilidae |
Note
Heminoemacheilus parvus has no eyes or scales and a transparent body and is thus a reasonably long-evolved troglobite.
Synonyms
Heminoemacheilus parva Zhu and Zhu 2015
Heminoemacheilus is masculine, and parva an adjective, therefore mandatory correction to parvus when in this genus.
Country
ChinaTypes
Holotype: 2011006
Paratypes: 2011007-9 (3).
Distribution
Ande Town, Jingxi County, Guangxi, Zhuang Autonomous Region, China.
Systematics
The genus Karstsinnectes currently has seven species (K.acridorsalis, K. cehengensis, K. parvus, K. longzhouensis, K. anophthalmus, K. hyalinus and K. daxinensis). These are in two major clades, one containing K. acridorsalis and K. cehengensis, and the second containing K. parvus, K. longzhouensis, K. anophthalmus and K. daxinensis. The position of the seventh species, K. hyalinus, has not been ascertained.
Karstsinnectes parvus is sister species to K. longzhouensis.
Conservation Status
[NE]
Museum Holdings
As above only.
Key References
| Zhu, Y. and Zhu, D.G. | Journal Article | 2015 | Description of a New Species of the Genus Heminoemachilus (Teleostei：Balitoridae) in Guangxi, China |
| Luo, T., Luo, F.W., Lan, C.T., Xiao, M.Y., Zhou, J.J., Liao, M., Xiao, N. and Zhou, J. | Journal Article | 2024 | Evolutionary history of Chinese karst loaches (Nemacheilidae, Karstsinnectes): new insights from mitochondrial-based genomes and description of a new species from Guangxi, China |