Yunnanilus is a genus of small stone loaches that are endemic to southeastern China, especially Guangxi and Yunnan. They are found in rivers, streams and lakes; some species are restricted to caves.[1]
| Yunnanilus | |
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| Yunnanilus cruciatus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Nemacheilidae |
| Genus: | Yunnanilus Nichols, 1925 |
| Type species | |
| Nemacheilus pleurotaenia Regan, 1904
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Species
editThere are currently 35 recognized species in this genus,[2] although other authorities cite fewer species and place a few other species formerly placed here into other genera such as Petruichthys and Micronemacheilus.[3]
- Yunnanilus altus Kottelat & X. L. Chu, 1988
- Yunnanilus analis J. X. Yang, 1990
- Yunnanilus bailianensis J. Yang, 2013[4]
- Yunnanilus bajiangensis W. X. Li, 2004
- Yunnanilus beipanjiangensis W. X. Li, W. N. Mao & R. F. Sun, 1994
- Yunnanilus brevis (Boulenger, 1893)
- Yunnanilus caohaiensis R. H. Ding, 1992
- Yunnanilus chuanheensis Jiang, Zhao, Du & Wang, 2021[5]
- Yunnanilus chui J. X. Yang, 1991
- Yunnanilus cruciatus (Rendahl (de), 1944)
- Yunnanilus discoloris W. Zhou & J. C. He, 1989
- Yunnanilus elakatis W. X. Cao & S. Q. Zhu, 1989
- Yunnanilus forkicaudalis W. X. Li, 1999
- Yunnanilus ganheensis L. An, B. S. Liu & W. X. Li, 2009
- Yunnanilus jinxiensis Y. Zhu, L. N. Du & X. Y. Chen, 2009
- Yunnanilus longibarbatus X. Gan, X. Y. Chen & J. X. Yang, 2007
- Yunnanilus longibulla J. X. Yang, 1990
- Yunnanilus macrogaster Kottelat & X. L. Chu, 1988
- Yunnanilus macrolepis W. X. Li, Tao & W. N. Mao, 2000
- Yunnanilus macrositanus W. X. Li, 1999
- Yunnanilus nanpanjiangensis W. X. Li, W. N. Mao & Z. M. Lu, 1994
- Yunnanilus niger Kottelat & X. L. Chu, 1988
- Yunnanilus nigromaculatus (Regan, 1904) [6]
- Yunnanilus niulanensis Z. M. Chen, J. Yang & J. X. Yang, 2012[7]
- Yunnanilus obtusirostris J. X. Yang, 1995
- Yunnanilus pachycephalus Kottelat & X. L. Chu, 1988
- Yunnanilus paludosus Kottelat & X. L. Chu, 1988
- Yunnanilus parvus Kottelat & X. L. Chu, 1988
- Yunnanilus pleurotaenia (Regan, 1904)
- Yunnanilus polylepis Qin, Shao, Du & Wang, 2024
- Yunnanilus pulcherrimus J. X. Yang, X. Y. Chen & J. H. Lan, 2004
- Yunnanilus qujinensis L. N. Du, Y. F. Lu & X. Y. Chen, 2015[6]
- Yunnanilus sichuanensis R. H. Ding, 1995
- Yunnanilus spanisbripes L. An, B. S. Liu & W. X. Li, 2009
- Yunnanilus tigerivinus Li & Duan, 1999
- Yunnanilus yangzonghaiensis Cao & Zhu, 1989
References
edit- ^ Ma, L.; and Y.-H. Zhao (2012). Cavefish of China. Pp. 107—125 in: White, W.B.; and D.C. Cuvier, editors. Encyclopedia of Caves. Elsevier. ISBN 9780123838322
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Yunnanilus". FishBase. October 2017 version.
- ^ Kottelat, M. (2012). "Conspectus_cobitidum.pdf Conspectus cobitidum: an inventory of the loaches of the world (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Cobitoidei)" (PDF). The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Supplement No. 26: 1–199.
- ^ Lan, J., Gan, X., Wu, T. & Yang, J. (2013): Cave Fishes of Guangxi, China. Science Press, Beijing. 1-266.
- ^ Jiang, Wan-Sheng; Zhao, Ya-Peng; Du, Li-Na; Wang, Mo (2021-03-18). "Yunnanilus chuanheensis, a new loach species (Cypriniformes: Nemacheilidae) from the upper Lixianjiang River in Yunnan, China". Zoological Research. 42 (2): 241–245. doi:10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2020.287. ISSN 2095-8137. PMC 7995267. PMID 33527801.
- ^ a b Du, L.-N., Lu, Y.-F. & Chen, X.-Y. (2015): Yunnanilus qujinensis, a new species of loach from Yunnan, southwest China (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 26 (3): 249-254.
- ^ Chen, Z., Yang, J. & Yang, J. (2012): Description of a new species of the genus Yunnanilus Nichols, 1925 (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae) from Yunnan, China. Zootaxa, 3269: 57–64.