Paralepidocephalus translucens

Taxonavigation: Cobitoidei 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Otomorpha
Subcohors: Ostariophysi
Sectio: Otophysa
Ordo: Cypriniformes
Subordo: Cobitoidei

Familia: Cobitidae
Genus: Paralepidocephalus
Species: Paralepidocephalus translucens

Name

Paralepidocephalus translucens Liu et al., 2016

  • Holotype: KIZ 2012000542.

Type locality: China: Yunnan: Luoping County: Luoxiong Town: outlet of a subterranean river in a cave (24°50'35" N 104°23'12" E), draining to Nanpanjiang River.

Etymology: The specific name translucens comes from the Latin adjective meaning translucent, referring to the species appearance when alive.

References

  • Liu, S.-W., Yang, J.-X. & Chen, X.-Y. 2016 Paralepidocephalus translucens, a new species of loach from a cave in eastern Yunnan, China (Teleostei: Cobitidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters 27(1): 61–66. Abstract Reference page. 
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