Liobagrus chengduensis, new species from the upper Changjiang
Posted: 13 Jul 2022, 19:53
Zhong-Guang Chen, Yan-Shu Guo, Jia-Yun Wu, An-Xiang Wen. (2022). Liobagrus chengduensis, a new species of torrent catfish (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Amblycipitidae) from the upper Changjiang River basin in southwest China. Zoological Research, 43(x): 1-4. doi: 10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2022.114
https://www.zoores.ac.cn/en/article/doi ... 7.2022.114
https://www.zoores.ac.cn/en/article/doi ... 7.2022.114
A new torrent catfish species, sp. nov., is described from the Xihe River, a tributary of the Minjiang River, Qionglai City, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, China. It can be distinguished from all other congeneric species by a unique combination of the following characters: 3–4 serrations on posterior edge of pectoral-fin spine; anal fin with 15–16 rays; upper jaw obviously shorter than lower jaw; caudal fin rounded, with 42–44 rays; vertebral column with 36–37 post-Weberian elements; anus close to pelvic-fin insertion; adipose fin posteriorly continuous with caudal fin, with marked incision at confluence; body generally brownish yellow; all fins lacking well-defined light-colored margins, with color fading towards edge
