Karstsinnectes longzhouensis
Ge, Du and Zhou 2024
| ORDER | SUB-ORDER | FAMILY |
|---|---|---|
| Cypriniformes | Cobitoidei | Nemacheilidae |
Synonyms
None.
Country
ChinaTypes
Holotype. China (permanent whole specimen in 75% alcohol); Guangxi, Chongzuo City, Longzhou County, Xiadong Town; 22.4222°N, 106.6385°E, 170 m a.s.l.; collected by Z.Q. Nong and J.J. Zhou, 29 December 2022. Kunming Natural History Museum of Zoology, KIZ 2023000001, 50.6 mm standard length (SL).
Paratypes. China (permanent whole specimens in 75% alcohol); same collection data as for holotype, collected by Z.Q. Nong and J.J. Zhou, 29 December 2022; KIZ 2023000002–04, 3 ex., 49.4–60.1 mm SL.
Distribution
Known only from the type locality.
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 long zhouensis is sister species to K. parvus.
Conservation Status
TLO [NE]
Internet Resources
https://zoobank.org/0440F4DE-BECE-4B8B-9D84-88E17489226C
Key References
| Ge, J.Y., Nong, Z.Q., Yang, J., Du, L.N. and Zhou, J.J. | Journal Article | 2024 | Taxonomic revision of the cavefish genus Karstsinnectes (Cypriniformes, Nemacheilidae), with a description of a new species from Guangxi Province, 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 |