Crossed-fork back golden-line fish
| Crossed-fork back golden-line fish | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Barbinae |
| Genus: | Sinocyclocheilus |
| Species: | S. furcodorsalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Sinocyclocheilus furcodorsalis | |
  Range in China in red | |
| Synonyms | |
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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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Sinocyclocheilus furcodorsalis". FishBase. January 2016 version.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.