Liobagrus chenghaiensis
Liobagrus chenghaiensis | |
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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 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