| Family: |
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps), subfamily: Cyprininae |
| Max. size: |
12.39 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Asia: Subterranean tributary of the Hongshuihe River of the Xijiang River system in Guangxi, China. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-10; Anal soft rays: 5-8; Vertebrae: 37-38. Differs from all its congeners by the following combination of characters: body completely scaled with well developed eyes; lateral line curved possessing 57-64 scales; pectoral fin not reaching the origin of the pelvic fin and the last unbranched ray of the dorsal fin clearly serrated along its posterior edge; 8-9 predorsal vertebrae; 8-9 gill rakers; joints of dentary-angulars not close to each other at the isthmus; and a slightly inferior mouth with the upper jaw (6.2-7.4% SL) protruding slightly beyond the lower one (5.7-6.7% SL) (Ref. 57607).
Description: D iii,7; A iii,5; Pectoral i,14-15; Pelvic ii,9 (Ref. 57607). |
| Biology: |
Inhabits subterranean river with water surface about 10-20 m inside the mouth of a small cave located about 50-100 m up from the bottom of a 4 square km lowland depression in a mountainous region (Ref. 57607). The subterranean water flows out during the flood season, making the lowland depression looks like a small lake (Ref. 57607). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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