title: [Review on taxonomical studies of Chinese inland-water fish].
abstract: We reviewed the taxonomy and systematics research history of freshwater fish in China based on 1 236 taxonomic literature records on Chinese freshwater fish. The research was divided into five research periods according to specific historical events: (1) period by foreign scholars, (2) period with Chinese scholars, (3) period during World War II and Civil War, (4) recovery period and (5) period of rapid development. There were representative studies and innovations in all periods. We also discuss here the characteristics of each period on the basis of literature analysis.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Zoological Evolution and Systematics, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China. fish@ioz.ac.cn.
authors.forename: Ying-Chun
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Xing
authors.forename: Ya-Hui
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Chun-Guang
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Jun-Xing
authors.initials: JX
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Wen-Qiao
authors.initials: WQ
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: En-Yuan
authors.initials: EY
authors.lastname: Fan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002681:China; D002965:Classification; D005398:Fisheries / Q000266:history*; D005399:Fishes / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century
keywords: China; Fish; Inland-water; Research history; Taxonomy