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Sinocyclocheilus

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Sinocyclocheilus
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Sinocyclocheilus

Type species
Sinocyclocheilus tingi
Fang, 1936
Species

see text.

Sinocyclocheilus is a genus of cyprinid fish endemic to China. Almost all of its species live in or around caves. The type species is Sinocyclocheilus tingi. The name is derived from the Latin word sino, meaning "from China", and the Greek word kyklos, meaning "circle", and the Greek word cheilos, meaning "lip".

Species

There are currently 58 recognized species in this genus: [1][2]

References

  • "Sinocyclocheilus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 25 May 2007.
  1. ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Sinocyclocheilus in FishBase. August 2012 version.
  2. ^ a b Zheng, H., Xiu, L. & Yang, J. (in press): A new species of Barbine genus Sinocyclocheilus (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from Zuojiang River drainage in Guangxi, China. Environmental Biology of Fishes, 2012, DOI: 10.1007/s10641-012-0068-4.
  3. ^ Zhu, D.-G. & Zhu, Y. (2012): A new species of the genus Sinocyclocheilus (Cypriniformes, Cyprinidae) from Guanxi, China. Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica, 37 (1): 222-226.