Triplophysa anshuiensis, a new species of blind loach from the Xijiang River, China (Teleostei, Nemacheilidae)

By

Wu, Tie-Jun
Wei, Mu-Lan
Lan, Jia-Hu
Du, Li-Na

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2018

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

744

Pages

67-77

Subjects

Cave Fish , Guangxi , new species , Triplophysa

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.744.21742

 

Abstract

A new cave-dwelling fish, Triplophysaanshuiensis, is described here based on specimens collected from a karst cave in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China, interconnected with the Hongshui River system, a tributary of the Xijiang River in the Pearl River (Zhu Jiang) Drainage. The species can be distinguished from its congeners by a combination of morphological characters. A key to the cave-dwelling species of Triplophysa in the Xijiang River is provided.