Paranemachilus
| Paranemachilus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Nemacheilidae |
| Genus: | Paranemachilus S. Q. Zhu, 1983 |
| Type species | |
| Paranemachilus genilepis S. Q. Zhu, 1983 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Heminoemacheilus S. Q. Zhu & W.-X. Cao, 1987 | |
Paranemachilus is a genus of stone loaches endemic to China. They live in subterranean bodies of water such as rivers.[1]
The genus was erected in 1983 with the description of P. genilepis. After the genus was established it was a monotypic genus for around three decades until 2013 with the description of P. pingguoensis.[2]
Species
[edit]There are the currently seven recognized species belonging to this genus:[1]
- Paranemachilus genilepis S. Q. Zhu, 1983
- Paranemachilus jinxiensis (Zhu, L.-N. Du & X.-Y. Chen, 2009)
- Paranemachilus liui H.-L. Mo, Yang, P. Li & L.-N. Du, 2024[3]
- Paranemachilus luegvetensis Mo, Yang, Li & Du, 2024[3]
- Paranemachilus nonggangensis[2]
- Paranemachilus pingguoensis X. Gan, 2013[4]
- Paranemachilus zhengbaoshani S. Q. Zhu & W.-X. Cao, 1987)
References
[edit]- 1 2 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Paranemachilus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
- 1 2 Mo, Cai-Huan; Zhou, Jia-Jun; Deng, Min-Jie; Wang, Zhuo-Cong; Du, Li-Na; Nong, Zheng-Quan (2026-02-13). "A new loach species of the genus Paranemachilus (Cypriniformes, Nemacheilidae) from Guangxi, China". ZooKeys (1269): 55–66. Bibcode:2026ZooK.1269...55M. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1269.173359. ISSN 1313-2970. PMC 12924060. PMID 41725737.
- 1 2 Mo, Hao-Lin; Yang, Jian; Li, Peng; Du, Li-Na (2024). "Description of two new species of the genus Paranemachilus (Cypriniformes, Nemacheilidae) from Guangxi, China". Zoosystematics and Evolution. 100 (4): 1375–1385. Bibcode:2024ZooEv.100.1375M. doi:10.3897/zse.100.129520. S2CID 273357662.
- ↑ Lan, J., Gan. X., Wu. T. & Yang, J. (2013): Cave Fishes of Guangxi, China. Science Press, Beijing. 1-266.
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