Crossed-fork back golden-line fish | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Subfamily: | Cyprininae |
Genus: | Sinocyclocheilus |
Species: | S. furcodorsalis |
Binomial name | |
Sinocyclocheilus furcodorsalis Y. R. Chen, J. X. Yang & J. H. Lan, 1997 | |
class=notpageimage| Range in China in red | |
Synonyms | |
Sinocyclocheilus tianeensis Li, Xiao & Luo, 2003 |
The crossed-fork back golden-line fish (Sinocyclocheilus furcodorsalis) is a species of blind cave fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is endemic to the Guangxi province in southern China, and only known from an underground stream in Tian'e County.
Description
Sinocyclocheilus furcodorsalis grow to 8.8 cm (3.5 in) standard length. They are eyeless. The body is depigmented, semi-transparent and whitish in colour.
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Sinocyclocheilus furcodorsalis". FishBase. January 2016 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.). "Species related to Sinocyclocheilus furcodorsalis". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Sinocyclocheilus furcodorsalis |
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