A new blind loach of the genus Triplophysa was collected in 2007 from a cave in Leyi village,located near Chuanshan Town,Huangjiang County in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of southern China.The new species,Trip...A new blind loach of the genus Triplophysa was collected in 2007 from a cave in Leyi village,located near Chuanshan Town,Huangjiang County in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of southern China.The new species,Triplophysa huangjiangensis sp.nov,can be distinguished from its congeners by eyes and scales absent;caudalfin forked;adipose keel present;lips with furrows;distal margin of dorsal-fin truncate,dorsal fin origin much closer to caudal-fin base than snout tip;8-9 branched dorsal-fin rays;6-7 branched pelvic-fin rays;6 branched anal-fin rays;10-11 branched pectoral-fin rays;13-14 branched caudal-fin rays;pectoral-fin length 52.3%-70.7% the distance between pectoral-fin origin to pelvic-fin origin;dorsal-fin origin posterior to vertical line of pelvic-fin origin;outer rostral barbel longer than other two pairs of barbels,with 47.0%-73.8% of lateral head length;anterior nostril with elongate barbel-like tip;and posterior chamber of gas-bladder developed,reaching pelvic-fin origin.展开更多
Guangxi karst region measures 89.5 thousand square kilometers whichcovers 37.8% of Guangxi’s whole area,and 82 thousand square kilometersis naked karst hills.It mainly located in the western and northern ofGuangxi.In...Guangxi karst region measures 89.5 thousand square kilometers whichcovers 37.8% of Guangxi’s whole area,and 82 thousand square kilometersis naked karst hills.It mainly located in the western and northern ofGuangxi.Investigation groups regard county prefecture,in which karstarea takes over 30% of the whole county or exposed karst area展开更多
基金supported by Systematic and Conservation Studies on Cave Fishes in Guangxi(2060302)
文摘A new blind loach of the genus Triplophysa was collected in 2007 from a cave in Leyi village,located near Chuanshan Town,Huangjiang County in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of southern China.The new species,Triplophysa huangjiangensis sp.nov,can be distinguished from its congeners by eyes and scales absent;caudalfin forked;adipose keel present;lips with furrows;distal margin of dorsal-fin truncate,dorsal fin origin much closer to caudal-fin base than snout tip;8-9 branched dorsal-fin rays;6-7 branched pelvic-fin rays;6 branched anal-fin rays;10-11 branched pectoral-fin rays;13-14 branched caudal-fin rays;pectoral-fin length 52.3%-70.7% the distance between pectoral-fin origin to pelvic-fin origin;dorsal-fin origin posterior to vertical line of pelvic-fin origin;outer rostral barbel longer than other two pairs of barbels,with 47.0%-73.8% of lateral head length;anterior nostril with elongate barbel-like tip;and posterior chamber of gas-bladder developed,reaching pelvic-fin origin.
文摘Guangxi karst region measures 89.5 thousand square kilometers whichcovers 37.8% of Guangxi’s whole area,and 82 thousand square kilometersis naked karst hills.It mainly located in the western and northern ofGuangxi.Investigation groups regard county prefecture,in which karstarea takes over 30% of the whole county or exposed karst area
