‘Henicorhynchus’ thaitui, a new species of cavefish from Central Vietnam (Teleostei, Cyprinidae)

‘Henicorhynchus’ thaitui sp. nov. is described from a subterranean stream in a karst cave in Phong Nha Ke Bang National Park, Quang Binh Province, Central Vietnam. It differs from all congeners in having a pale pink body in life, smaller eyes with diameter less than the maxillary barbel length, and...

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Veröffentlicht in:ZooKeys 2020-09, Vol.965, p.85-101
Hauptverfasser: Nguyen, Dinh Tao, Ho, Anh Tuan, Hoang, Ngoc Thao, Wu, Hua, Zhang, E
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:‘Henicorhynchus’ thaitui sp. nov. is described from a subterranean stream in a karst cave in Phong Nha Ke Bang National Park, Quang Binh Province, Central Vietnam. It differs from all congeners in having a pale pink body in life, smaller eyes with diameter less than the maxillary barbel length, and two pairs of barbels, the maxillary barbel being much longer than the rostral barbel.
ISSN:1313-2989
1313-2970
DOI:10.3897/zookeys.965.52751