Liobagrus chenghaiensis

Liobagrus chenghaiensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Amblycipitidae
Genus:	Liobagrus
Species:	L. chenghaiensis
Binomial name
	Liobagrus chenghaiensis; Sun, Ren & Zhang, 2013

Liobagrus chenghaiensis is a species of catfish in the family Amblycipitidae (the torrent catfishes) endemic to China, where it is only known from lake Chenghai in the province of Yunnan.[1]

L. chenghaiensis is distinguished from all other species of Liobagrus with a serrated posterior margin of the pectoral-fin spine by possessing a free apex on the posterior margin of the adipose fin. It is similar to L. marginatus in the presence of a subtruncate caudal fin, by which both are distinguished from all other Chinese congeners with a serrated posterior margin of the pectoral-fin spine. These two species are distinguished by differences in the body depth and the distance between the pelvic-fin insertion and the vent. Their distinction is also supported by osteological evidence.[1]

References

Sun, Z. W.; Ren, S. J. & Zhang, E. (2013). "Liobagrus chenghaiensis, a new species of catfish (Siluriformes: Amblycipitidae) from Yunnan, South China" (PDF). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters. Verlag Dr. Friedrich Pfeil. 23 (4): 375–384.

External links

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[IEF-1] Sun, Z. W.; Ren, S. J. & Zhang, E. (2013). "Liobagrus chenghaiensis, a new species of catfish (Siluriformes: Amblycipitidae) from Yunnan, South China" (PDF). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters. Verlag Dr. Friedrich Pfeil. 23 (4): 375–384.