Revalidation and redescription of Brachymystax tsinlingensis Li, 1966 (Salmoniformes: Salmonidae) from China

Autor: Enqi Ye, Shi-Yang Li, Ya-Hui Zhao, Bin-Bin Lv, Yingchun Xing, Chun-Guang Zhang, Li-Xin Wang, En-Yuan Fan
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Zootaxa. 3962:191
ISSN: 1175-5334
1175-5326
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3962.1.12
Popis: Brachymystax tsinlingensis Li, 1966 is revalidated and redescribed. It can be distinguished from all congeners by the following combination of characteristics: no spots on operculum; gill rakers 15-20; lateral-line scales 98-116; pyloric caeca 60-71. Unique morphological characters and genetic divergence of this species are discussed. This species has a limited distribution in several streams of the middle part of the Qinling Mountains in China. Methods for management and protection of B. tsinlingensis need to be re-evaluated.
Databáze: OpenAIRE