Triplophysa daochengensis sp. nov. is described from the Daocheng River, a northern tributary of the Jinsha River in Sichuan Province, China. The new species can be distinguished from its congeners by the following ch...Triplophysa daochengensis sp. nov. is described from the Daocheng River, a northern tributary of the Jinsha River in Sichuan Province, China. The new species can be distinguished from its congeners by the following characters： body smooth and scales absent; lateral line complete; caudal peduncle compressed, depth unchanging; head length equal to caudal-peduncle length; lower jaw shovel-shaped; dorsal-fin origin anterior to pelvic-fin origin and closer to the tip of the snout than to the caudal-fin base, last unbranched ray hard; pelvic-fin tip not reaching anus; posterior chamber of gas bladder absent; intestine of spiral type with three winding coils.展开更多
Four species of the genus Aploderus Stephens are recorded from China, including two new species： A. songi sp. nov. and A. zhouae sp. nov. The photographs of the dorsal habitus and male sexual characters are all provi...Four species of the genus Aploderus Stephens are recorded from China, including two new species： A. songi sp. nov. and A. zhouae sp. nov. The photographs of the dorsal habitus and male sexual characters are all provided. A key to the Chinese species of Aploderus is provided.展开更多
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文摘Triplophysa daochengensis sp. nov. is described from the Daocheng River, a northern tributary of the Jinsha River in Sichuan Province, China. The new species can be distinguished from its congeners by the following characters： body smooth and scales absent; lateral line complete; caudal peduncle compressed, depth unchanging; head length equal to caudal-peduncle length; lower jaw shovel-shaped; dorsal-fin origin anterior to pelvic-fin origin and closer to the tip of the snout than to the caudal-fin base, last unbranched ray hard; pelvic-fin tip not reaching anus; posterior chamber of gas bladder absent; intestine of spiral type with three winding coils.
文摘Four species of the genus Aploderus Stephens are recorded from China, including two new species： A. songi sp. nov. and A. zhouae sp. nov. The photographs of the dorsal habitus and male sexual characters are all provided. A key to the Chinese species of Aploderus is provided.
