Liobagrus chenghaiensis

Liobagrus chenghaiensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Amblycipitidae
Genus: Liobagrus
Species: L. chenghaiensis
Binomial name
Liobagrus chenghaiensis
Sun, Ren & Zhang, 2013

Liobagrus chenghaiensis is a species of catfish in the Amblycipitidae family (the torrent catfishes) endemic to China, where it is only known from lake Chenghai in the province of Yunnan.[1]

L. chenghaiensis is distinguished from all other species of Liobagrus with a serrated posterior margin of the pectoral-fin spine by possessing a free apex on the posterior margin of the adipose fin. It is similar to L. marginatus in the presence of a subtruncate caudal fin, by which both are distinguished from all other Chinese congeners with a serrated posterior margin of the pectoral-fin spine. These two species are distinguished by differences in the body depth and the distance between the pelvic-fin insertion and the vent. Their distinction is also supported by osteological evidence.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Sun, Z. W., Ren, S. J., & Zhang, E. (2013). "Liobagrus chenghaiensis, a new species of catfish (Siluriformes: Amblycipitidae) from Yunnan, South China" (PDF). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters (Verlag Dr. Friedrich Pfeil) 23 (4): 375–384.

External links

Data related to Liobagrus chenghaiensis at Wikispecies


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