Schistura lingyunensis

Schistura lingyunensis is a troblobitic species of stone loach found in Shadong Cave, Lingyun County in Guangxi.[2] It is scaleless and lacks pigmentation with degenerated eyes.[1]

Schistura lingyunensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Nemacheilidae
Genus: Schistura
Species:
S. lingyunensis
Binomial name
Schistura lingyunensis
Liao, Wang & Luo, 1997[1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). "Schistura lingyunensis" in FishBase. October 2017 version.
  2. Y.-H Zhao; R.E. Gozal; C.-G Zhang (2011). "Out of sight out of mind: current knowledge of Chinese cave fishes". Journal of Fish Biology. 79: 1545–1562. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8649.2011.03066.x.


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