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A new species of Yunnanilus (Cypriniformes: Nemacheilidae) from Sichuan, southwest China

Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650223, China
College of Continuing (Online) Education, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610068, China
Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650223, China Southeast Asia Biodiversity Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Science, Yezin, Nay Pyi Taw 05282, Myanmar
Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650223, China
Pisces Yunnanilus jiuchiensis taxonomy Tuojiang River

Abstract

A new species of Yunnanilus is described from Tuojiang River, Sichuan, China. The new species, Yunnanilus jiuchiensis, can be distinguished from other species of Yunnanilus by the following combination of characters: processus dentiformis absent; body covered with scarce scales; lateral-line incomplete, as long as half the length of the pectoral-fin length, with 6–11 pores; eye diameter larger than interorbital width; and caudal-peduncle length less than its depth.

 

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