The natural distributional range of the cobitid loach Lepidocephalichthys alkaia is extended into Yunnan Province, China. The modified sexually dimorphic pectoral fin in males of L. alkaia is described.
基金Foundation items： This study was financially supported by an International Biodiversity Assessment Project of the Chinese Academy of Sciences （GJHZ201317）ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The author is indebted to Tao Qin of KIZ for his enthusiastic support during the survey to Dehong that yielded the specimen KIZ 2015000184 and subsequent}y prompted further research.
文摘The natural distributional range of the cobitid loach Lepidocephalichthys alkaia is extended into Yunnan Province, China. The modified sexually dimorphic pectoral fin in males of L. alkaia is described.
