Liobagrus kingi
| Liobagrus kingi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Amblycipitidae |
| Genus: | Liobagrus |
| Species: | L. kingi |
| Binomial name | |
| Liobagrus kingi Tchang, 1935 | |
Liobagrus kingi, the King's bullhead, is a species of catfish in the Amblycipitidae family (the torrent catfishes) endemic to China, where it is known to occur in the lake Dianchi basin, in its tributaries and effluent river, the Zhangjiu, and two tributaries of the Jinshajiang (upper Yangtze) river in Sichuan and Yunnan.[1][2] This species grows to a length of 9.5 centimetres (3.7 in) SL.[2]
References
- 1 2 Chen, X.-Y. & Yang, B. (2008). "Liobagrus kingi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
- 1 2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Liobagrus kingi" in FishBase. June 2014 version.
External links
King’s bullhead (Liobagrus kingi) media at ARKive
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