Sinocyclocheilus altishoulderus

Sinocyclocheilus altishoulderus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Subfamily:	Barbinae
Genus:	Sinocyclocheilus
Species:	S. altishoulderus
Binomial name
	Sinocyclocheilus altishoulderus; (W. X. Li & J. H. Lan, 1992)[1]
Synonyms
	Anchicyclocheilus altishoulderus Li & Lan, 1992

Sinocyclocheilus altishoulderus (common name: high-shoulder golden-line barbel[2]) is a species of cave fish in the family Cyprinidae.[1][2][3] It is endemic to Guangxi province in southern China, and only known from a cave in Donglan County, from a subterranean tributary of the Hongshui River, a tributary of the Pearl River.[1][2]

Description

Sinocyclocheilus altishoulderus grow to 22 cm (8.7 in) total length;[1] mean length is much less, about 9.7 cm (3.8 in). The eyes are small. The body is hump-backed and depigmented, semi-transparent and whitish in colour.[2]

Ecology and behaviour

Ecology and behaviour of this species are unknown. It shares its habitat (and type locality) with another cave fish species, Sinocyclocheilus donglanensis.[2][4]

Sinocyclocheilus altishoulderus is only known from the Donglan County in Guangxi, China

Habitat and conservation

The type locality, near Gongping Village, Taiping Town, Donglan County, is a subterranean river some 10–20 metres inside from the mouth of a small cave. During the rainy season, the water can extend outside the cave to form a small lake. The habitat is potentially threatened by water extraction, waste disposal and pesticide pollution, and landscape alterations in general.[2]

References

Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Sinocyclocheilus altishoulderus" in FishBase. October 2015 version.
Noakes, David; Romero Aldemaro; Yahui Zhao; Yingqi Zhou (18 November 2009). Chinese Fishes. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 217–218. ISBN 978-90-481-3458-8.
Eschmeyer, W. N. and R. Fricke (eds) (2 November 2015). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 28 November 2015.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
Zhao, Yahui; Watanabe, Katsutoshi; Zhang, Chunguang (2006). "Sinocyclocheilus donglanensis, a new cavefish (Teleostei: Cypriniformes) from Guangxi, China". Ichthyological Research. 53 (2): 121–128. doi:10.1007/s10228-005-0317-z. S2CID 36978051.

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[FishBase-1] Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Sinocyclocheilus altishoulderus" in FishBase. October 2015 version.

[NoakesAldemaro2009-2] Noakes, David; Romero Aldemaro; Yahui Zhao; Yingqi Zhou (18 November 2009). Chinese Fishes. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 217–218. ISBN 978-90-481-3458-8.

[CoF-3] Eschmeyer, W. N. and R. Fricke (eds) (2 November 2015). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 28 November 2015.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)

[ZhaoEtAl2006-4] Zhao, Yahui; Watanabe, Katsutoshi; Zhang, Chunguang (2006). "Sinocyclocheilus donglanensis, a new cavefish (Teleostei: Cypriniformes) from Guangxi, China". Ichthyological Research. 53 (2): 121–128. doi:10.1007/s10228-005-0317-z. S2CID 36978051.