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Crossed-fork back golden-line fish

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Crossed-fork back golden-line fish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Barbinae
Genus: Sinocyclocheilus
Species:
S. furcodorsalis
Binomial name
Sinocyclocheilus furcodorsalis
Crossed-fork back golden-line fish is located in China
Crossed-fork back golden-line fish
Range in China in red
Synonyms

Sinocyclocheilus tianeensis Li, Xiao & Luo, 2003

The crossed-fork back golden-line fish (Sinocyclocheilus furcodorsalis) is a species of blind cave fish in the family Cyprinidae.[2] It is endemic to the Guangxi province in southern China, and only known from an underground stream in Tian'e County.[1][2][3]

Description

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Sinocyclocheilus furcodorsalis grow to 8.8 cm (3.5 in) standard length. They are eyeless. The body is depigmented, semi-transparent and whitish in colour.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Sinocyclocheilus furcodorsalis". FishBase. January 2016 version.
  2. ^ a b 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.
  3. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species related to Sinocyclocheilus furcodorsalis". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 18 April 2016.