| Sinocyclocheilus yishanensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Cyprininae |
| Genus: | Sinocyclocheilus |
| Species: | S. yishanensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Sinocyclocheilus yishanensis W. X. Li & J. H. Lan, 1992 | |
Sinocyclocheilus yishanensis (common name: Yishan golden-line barbel) is a species of cave fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is endemic to Guangxi province in southern China and known from the Liu River, a tributary of the Pearl River. Its specific name yishanensis refers to the Yishan County (now called Yizhou ) where its type locality is.
Description
It grows to 18.3 cm (7.2 in) standard length and has a scaled, slightly humpbacked body.
Habitat
The type locality was a subterranean river that has now been changed into a reservoir.
class=notpageimage| Sinocyclocheilus yishanensis is only known from Yizhou, Guangxi, China
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Sinocyclocheilus yishanensis". FishBase. June 2024 version.
- ^ Romero, A.; Zhao, Y.; Chen, X. (2009). "The hypogean fishes of China". Environmental Biology of Fishes. 86: 211–278. doi:10.1007/s10641-009-9441-3. S2CID 41778476.
- Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Sinocyclocheilus yishanensis". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
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