Eyeless golden-line fish
The eyeless golden-line fish or blind golden-line barbel (Sinocyclocheilus anophthalmus) is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae.[2] It is a cave-dwelling, blind species only known from the Yiliang County, Yunnan, China. Its maximum length is 113 mm (4.4 in) SL.[3]
| Eyeless golden-line fish | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Sinocyclocheilus |
| Species: | S. anophthalmus |
| Binomial name | |
| Sinocyclocheilus anophthalmus Y. R. Chen, X. L. Chu, Z. Y. Luo & J. Y. Wu, 1988 | |
References
- Kottelat, M. (1996). "Sinocyclocheilus anophthalmus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T20250A9181609. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T20250A9181609.en.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Sinocyclocheilus anophthalmus" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
- Romero, A.; Zhao, Y.; Chen, X. (2009). "The hypogean fishes of China". Environmental Biology of Fishes. 86: 211–278. doi:10.1007/s10641-009-9441-3. S2CID 41778476.
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