A new cave-dwelling blind loach, Triplophysa erythraea sp. nov. (Cypriniformes: Nemacheilidae), from Hunan Province, China

A new cave-dwelling blind loach, Triplophysa erythraea sp. nov. (Cypriniformes: Nemacheilidae), from Hunan Province, China

A new blind loach species, Triplophysa erythraea sp. nov., from a karst cave in Hunan Province, central south China, is described based on morphology and cyt b gene sequencing. It can be distinguished from other species of Triplophysa by the following combination of characters: eyes absent; body sca...

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Main Authors: Tai-Fu Huang, Pei-Ling Zhang, Xing-Long Huang, Tao Wu, Xiao-Yan Gong, You-Xiang Zhang, Qing-Zhong Peng, Zhi-Xiao Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Science Press, PR China 2019-07-01
Series:Zoological Research
Subjects:
Triplophysa erythraea sp. nov.
Karst cave
Blind fish
Cyt b
Online Access:http://www.zoores.ac.cn/EN/abstract/abstract3942.shtml

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