Acrossocheilus monticola
SynonymsTop ↑
Crossochilus monticola Günther, 1888
Etymology
Acrossocheilus: from the Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-), meaning ‘without’, κροσσός (krossós), meaning ‘fringe, tassel’, and χείλος (cheílos), meaning ‘lip’, in reference to the lack of barbels in members of this genus.
monticola: from the Latin monti, meaning ‘montane’, and cola, meaning ‘like’, in reference to the natural habitat of this species.
Classification
Order: Cypriniformes Family: Cyprinidae
Distribution
Apparently endemic to the upper Yangtze River basin, China.
Type locality is ‘mountain-stream fiowing into the Ichang gorge of the Yangtsze River’.
Maximum Standard Length
100 – 150 mm.
Diet
Wild fish are known to feed on small, benthic invertebrates and graze biofilm from rocks and other solid surfaces.
NotesTop ↑
The genus Acrossocheilus is restricted to southern China, northern Vietnam and northern Laos. It can be distinguished from related genera by the following combination of characters: rostral fold present; lips fleshy and continuous around corners of mouth; lower lip with a median interruption; mouth inferior; horny sheath on lower jaw; two pairs of barbels; last simple ray of dorsal fin osseous with a serrated or smooth posterior margin.
Members of the genus are characterised by possessing a particular number of dark vertical bar on each flank, and A. monticola uniquely possesses seven or eight bars, each of which is 1–3 scales wide.
References
- Günther, A., 1888 - Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 6) v. 1 (no. 6): 429-435
Contribution to our knowledge of the fishes of the Yangtsze-Kiang. - Lan, Z.-J., B.-P. Chan and J. Zhao, 2014 - Zoological Systematics 39(3): 433-441
Acrossocheilus multistriatus, a new species of barbine fish (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from the Zhujiang River basin, south China. - Yuan, L.-Y., Z.-Q. Wu and E. Zhang, 2006 - Journal of Fish Biology 68 (Supplement B): 163-173
Acrossocheilus spinifer, a new species of barred cyprinid from south China (Pisces: Teleostei).