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Monotypic genus of fish

Longanalus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Labeoninae
Genus: Longanalus
W. X. Li, J. C. Ran & Hui Ming Chen, 2006
Species: L. macrochirous
Binomial name
Longanalus macrochirous
W. X. Li, J. C. Ran & Hui Ming Chen, 2006

Longanalus is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae, the family which includes the carps, barbs, minnows and related fishes. The only species on the genus is Longanalus macrochirous, a species of cave-dwelling fish endemic to the Maolan National Reserve in Guizhou, China.

References

  1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Longanalus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
Taxon identifiers
Longanalus
Longanalus macrochirous


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