Aphyocypris pulchrilineata, a new miniature cyprinid species (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) from Guangxi, China
Abstract
Aphyocypris pulchrilineata sp. nov., a miniature cyprinid fish, was described from a small branch of the Hongshuihe River, which belongs to the Pearl River drainage. The new species can be distinguished from the species of
Yaoshanicus,
Nicholsicypris,
Pararasbora and some species of
Aphyocypris (
Aphyocypris chinensis and
Aphyocypris kikuchii) by the lack of a lateral line, either complete or partial. The new species is most similar to
Aphyocypris lini morphologically. However,
A. pulchrilineata lacks a large black spot on the caudal-fin base which
A. lini has. A key to the species of the genus
Aphyocypris is provided in the paper.
Ichthyological Research March 2013
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10228-013-0338-y
