Sinocyclocheilus altishoulderus

Sinocyclocheilus altishoulderus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Cyprininae
Genus: Sinocyclocheilus
Species:
S. altishoulderus
Binomial name
Sinocyclocheilus altishoulderus
Synonyms

Anchicyclocheilus altishoulderus Li & Lan, 1992

Sinocyclocheilus altishoulderus (common name: high-shoulder golden-line barbel[2]) is a species of cave fish in the family Cyprinidae.[1][2][3] It is endemic to Guangxi province in southern China, and only known from a cave in Donglan County, from a subterranean tributary of the Hongshui River, a tributary of the Pearl River.[1][2]

Description

Sinocyclocheilus altishoulderus grow to 22 cm (8.7 in) total length;[1] mean length is much less, about 9.7 cm (3.8 in). The eyes are small. The body is hump-backed and depigmented, semi-transparent and whitish in colour.[2]

Ecology and behaviour

Ecology and behaviour of this species are unknown. It shares its habitat (and type locality) with another cave fish species, Sinocyclocheilus donglanensis.[2][4]

Donglan County in China.
Donglan County in China.
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Sinocyclocheilus altishoulderus is only known from the Donglan County in Guangxi, China

Habitat and conservation

The type locality, near Gongping Village, Taiping Town, Donglan County, is a subterranean river some 10–20 metres inside from the mouth of a small cave. During the rainy season, the water can extend outside the cave to form a small lake. The habitat is potentially threatened by water extraction, waste disposal and pesticide pollution, and landscape alterations in general.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Sinocyclocheilus altishoulderus". FishBase. October 2015 version.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Noakes, David; Romero Aldemaro; Yahui Zhao; Yingqi Zhou (18 November 2009). Chinese Fishes. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 217–218. ISBN 978-90-481-3458-8.
  3. ^ Eschmeyer, W. N. and R. Fricke, ed. (2 November 2015). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  4. ^ Zhao, Yahui; Watanabe, Katsutoshi; Zhang, Chunguang (2006). "Sinocyclocheilus donglanensis, a new cavefish (Teleostei: Cypriniformes) from Guangxi, China". Ichthyological Research. 53 (2): 121–128. doi:10.1007/s10228-005-0317-z. S2CID 36978051.