Metadata

Protocobitis longibarba

Qin, Liu, Zhang, Shi, Du and Zhou 2025

ORDERSUB-ORDERFAMILY
CypriniformesCobitoidei Cobitidae

Synonyms

None.

Country

China

Types

Holotype: KIZ2024000004, male, 44.0 mm SL: Yangcun Village, Luolou Town, Lingyun County, Baise City, Guangxi, China, from a subterranean tributary of the Hongshui River; 24.4392°N, 106.7409°E.

Paratypes: KIZ2024000001–3, female, 51.1–51.9 mm SL, KIZ2024000005, male, 44.0 mm SL, ZJFRF2402010, male, 53.5 mm SL; five specimens, collected with holotype • KIZ2024000006–7, male, 39.5–43.1 mm SL, two specimens, Liangfeng
Cave, Shima Lake, Jinya Township, Fengshan County, Hechi City, Guangxi, China; 24.5587°N, 106.8655°E.

Distribution

As above only.

Conservation Status

Key References

Qin, Z.-X., Liu, Y.-W., Zhang, S.-Y., Shi, J.-S., Du, L.-N. and Zhou, J.-J. Journal Article 2025 A new species of the rib-degenerated loach, genus Protocobitis (Cypriniformes, Cobitidae), from Guangxi, China