Triplophysa longipectoralis
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Triplophysa longipectoralis is ray-finned cave-living
fish with vestigial eyes in the genus Triplophysa
. The fish lives in clear water at temperatures below 20° C. The holotype
was caught in Xunle town, Huanjiang Maonan Autonomous County
in the Liujiang River basin, Guangxi, China and was described by Zheng et al. in 2009.
Troglobite
Troglobites are small cave-dwelling animals that have adapted to their dark surroundings. Troglobite species include spiders, insects, fish and others. They live permanently underground and cannot survive outside the cave environment. Troglobite adaptations and characteristics include a heightened...
fish with vestigial eyes in the genus Triplophysa
Triplophysa
Triplophysa is a large ray-finned fish genus in the family Balitoridae. It contains 123 described species, most of which are found in and around China. Some species are blind troglobites.- Species :* Triplophysa alexandrae Prokofiev, 2001...
. The fish lives in clear water at temperatures below 20° C. The holotype
Holotype
A holotype is a single physical example of an organism, known to have been used when the species was formally described. It is either the single such physical example or one of several such, but explicitly designated as the holotype...
was caught in Xunle town, Huanjiang Maonan Autonomous County
Huanjiang Maonan Autonomous County
Huanjiang Maonan Autonomous County is a county of Guangxi, China. It is under the administration of Hechi city....
in the Liujiang River basin, Guangxi, China and was described by Zheng et al. in 2009.
External links
- Image of the holotype found in the Liujiang River on SpringerImages (subscription needed to see full image)