A new cave species of the Genus Triplophysa from Yunnan, China.
In September and October 2015, a new species of the family Nemacheilidae, Triplophysa tianxingensis sp. nov., was discovered from underground water in Qiubei County, Yunnan Province, China. It can be distinguished from all other troglobiotic Triplophysa species occurring in Yunnan by the following combination of characters: eyes small, a little degenerated; barbels longer; ventral profiles greatly convex; pectoral fin short, attaining a third of the distance from the pectoral-fin base to pelvic fin base; body with many brown blotches; caudal peduncle with fin fold; caudal fin shallowly forked, and free posterior chamber of swim bladder cylindrical.
Key Laboratory for Animal Genetic Diversity and Evolution of High Education in Yunnan Province, School of Life Science, Yunnan University, Kunming Yunnan 650091, China;Fisheries Administration of Qiubei, Wenshan Yunnan 653200, China.
Hong-Fu
HF
Yang
Heilongtan Reservoir of Shilin, Kunming Yunnan 652200, China.
Wei-Xian
WX
Li
Key Laboratory for Animal Genetic Diversity and Evolution of High Education in Yunnan Province, School of Life Science, Yunnan University, Kunming Yunnan 650091, China. chenzm@ynu.edu.cn.
Zi-Ming
ZM
Chen
D000818:Animals; D059552:Caves; D002681:China; D003531:Cypriniformes / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*; D017753:Ecosystem; D009626:Terminology as Topic
Cave fish; New species; Triplophysa; Yunnan