2009年5月26日 星期二

中國廣西柳江水系馴樂石灰岩地下水中產高原鰍之一新種

文獻來源: Zheng JP, Du LN, Chen XY, Yang JX. 2009. A new species of genus Triplophysa (Nemacheilinae: Balitoridae), Triplophysa longipectoralis sp. nov. from Guangxi, China. Envrionmental Biology of Fishes [摘要下載]

Abstract
A new species, Triplophysa longipectoralis, is described from Liujiang River, Guangxi, China. The new species is distinguished from other species of Triplophysa by the following combination of characters: pectoral fin highly developed, reaching beyond pelvic-fin origin; eyes present and vestigial; body covered with scales; dorsal and lateral sides of head and body mottled with blotches; dorsal fin emarginate; caudal fin forked; anus close to anal-fin origin. A key to all valid species of Triplophysa in Xijiang River water system is provided.