Sinocyclocheilus altishoulderus (common name: high-shoulder golden-line barbel[2]) is a species of cave fish in the family Cyprinidae.[1][2][3] It is endemic to Guangxi province in southern China, and only known from a cave in Donglan County, from a subterranean tributary of the Hongshui River, a tributary of the Pearl River.[1][2]
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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. altishoulderus
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| Binomial name | |
| Sinocyclocheilus altishoulderus | |
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Anchicyclocheilus altishoulderus Li & Lan, 1992 | |
Description
editSinocyclocheilus altishoulderus grow to 22 cm (8.7 in) total length;[1] mean length is much less, about 9.7 cm (3.8 in). The eyes are small. The body is hump-backed and depigmented, semi-transparent and whitish in colour.[2]
Ecology and behaviour
editEcology and behaviour of this species are unknown. It shares its habitat (and type locality) with another cave fish species, Sinocyclocheilus donglanensis.[2][4]
Habitat and conservation
editThe type locality, near Gongping Village, Taiping Town, Donglan County, is a subterranean river some 10–20 metres inside from the mouth of a small cave. During the rainy season, the water can extend outside the cave to form a small lake. The habitat is potentially threatened by water extraction, waste disposal and pesticide pollution, and landscape alterations in general.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Sinocyclocheilus altishoulderus". FishBase. October 2015 version.
- ^ a b c d e f Noakes, David; Romero Aldemaro; Yahui Zhao; Yingqi Zhou (18 November 2009). Chinese Fishes. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 217–218. ISBN 978-90-481-3458-8.
- ^ Eschmeyer, W. N. and R. Fricke, ed. (2 November 2015). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
- ^ Zhao, Yahui; Watanabe, Katsutoshi; Zhang, Chunguang (2006). "Sinocyclocheilus donglanensis, a new cavefish (Teleostei: Cypriniformes) from Guangxi, China". Ichthyological Research. 53 (2): 121–128. doi:10.1007/s10228-005-0317-z. S2CID 36978051.