Vol. 38 No. 1, 1999
A Review of the Cyprinoid Fish Genus Barbodes Bleeker, 1859, from Yunnan, China, with Descriptions of Two New Species
Xiao-Yong Chen, Jun-Xing Yang* and Yin-Rui Chen
Department of Systematic Zoology, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan, China
Xiao-Yong Chen, Jun-Xing Yang and Yin-Rui Chen (1999) Fishes
of the genus Barbodes in Yunnan have been reviewed and 2 new species
are described on the basis of specimens deposited in Kunming Institute
of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Counts and measurements follow
Chu and Chen (1989). Barbodes heterostomus
is distinguished by its terminal mouth, with gape being horizontal in
the male, and acclivitous in the female; last unbranched dorsal ray
smooth with upper 1/3 articulated; dorsal fin origin anterior to pelvic
fin origin; no dark lateral band on sides of body; gill rakers 13-19;
lateral line scales 24-29; longest caudal ray length about 2 times that
of shortest. It is distributed in Longchuanjiang and Dayingjiang (upper
Irrawaddy). Barbodes baoshanensis is distinguished by its smooth last
unbranched dorsal ray with upper 1/3-1/2 articulated; dorsal fin origin
anterior to pelvic fin origin; sides of body with a dark longitUdinal
band; gill rakers 13-14; lateral line scales 23-28. It occurs in
Nujiang (upper Salween) and Longchuanjiang. A key to the species of Barbodes in Yunnan is provided.
Key words: Barbodes, Taxonomy, New species.
*Correspondence: Tel: 86-871-5196361. Fax: 86-871-5191823. E-mail: Chenxy@mail.kiz.ac.cn
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