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Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Cyprininae
Etymology: Sinocyclocheilus: Latin, sino, sina = from China + Greek, kyklos = circle + Greek, cheilos = lip (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
Asia: China.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.6 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 75598)
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Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Zhao, Y., J. Lan and C. Zhang, 2008. A new cavefish species, Sinocyclocheilus brevibarbatus (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae), from Guangxi, China. Environ. Biol. Fishes 86:203-209. (Ref. 75598)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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