Sinocyclocheilus guiyang

Sinocyclocheilus guiyang Shao, Cheng, Lu, Zhou & Zeng, 2024

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Cyprininae
Etymology: Sinocyclocheilus: Latin, sino, sina = from China + Greek, kyklos = circle + Greek, cheilos = lip (Ref. 45335); guiyang: Name 'guiyang' from the type locality of the species, Guiyang City.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic. Subtropical

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Asia: China.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.4 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 132457)

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Dorsal soft rays (total): 11 - 12; Anal soft rays: 8; Vertebrae: 36. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: tip of maxillary barbel not reaching to posterior edge of preoperculum; absence of horn-like structure in forehead; absence or high reduction of eye; pectoral fin not significantly extending beyond base of pelvic fin; gill rakers 10; lateral-line scale 45-47; presence of degenerated body scales above and below lateral line; absence of black blotches on the body (Ref. 132457).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

This species dwells in pools of subterranean stream with gravel as substrate (Ref 132457).

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Shao, W.-H., G.-Y. Cheng, X.-L. Lu, J.-J. Zhou and Z.-X. Zeng, 2024. Description of a new troglobitic Sinocyclocheilus (Pisces, Cyprinidae) species from the upper Yangtze River Basin in Guizhou, South China. Zoosyst. Evol. 100 (2) 2024, 515-529. (Ref. 132457)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)

Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Fisheries: of no interest
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