Metadata

Sinocyclocheilus guiyang

Shao, Cheng, Lu, Zhou and Zeng 2024

ORDERSUB-ORDERFAMILY
CypriniformesCyprinoideiCyprinidae

Synonyms

None.

Country

China

Types

Holotype: IHB 202012250001, 124.0 mm SL; China: Guizhou Province: Guiyang City: Qingzhen County: a subterranean stream tributary of the Wujiang System in the upper Yangtze River Basin, 26°50'26"N, 106°16'37"E, 1250 m

Paratypes. IHB 201911140001, 1 specimen, 57.5 mm SL; other data same as holotype. IHB 202012250002, 86.4 mm SL; collected with holotype. IHB 202207260001, GXU 202207260002–04, 4 specimens, 124.3–174.1 mm SL; other data same as holotype.

Distribution

Known only from the Type Locality: A subterranean stream flowing into the Wujiang River in the upper Yangtze River Basin in Qingzhen County, Guiyang City, Guizhou Province, China. The species inhabits pools of subterranean stream
with gravel substrate. Video recording of Sinocyclocheilus guiyang in situ is available in Supplemental Material 2 of Shao et al. (2024).

Conservation Status

TLO [NE]

Key References

Shao, W.H., Cheng, G.Y., Lu, X.L., Zhou, J.J. and Zeng, Z.X. Journal Article 2024 Description of a new troglobitic Sinocyclocheilus (Pisces, Cyprinidae) species from the upper Yangtze River Basin in Guizhou, South China