Journal Article
Checklist, distribution and conservation of typical cavefish in China
Zhang, P., Huang, P., Wu, T., Huand, X., Zhang, Y. and Liu, Z.
Record Number:
5942
Year:
2019
Journal:
Carsologica Sinica
Pages:
937-945
Volume:
38
Abstract:
Abstract A latest checklist on the diversity，distribution，threatened status and some features of typical cavefish
species in China was prepared and statistically analyzed based on the updated taxonomic system. The results indicate
that there are a total of 90 fish species belonging to 2 orders，4 families and 13 genera，of which Sinocyclocheilus（
38 species）and Triplophysa（25 species）are the dominant genera. These typical cavefish are of relatively
small body size，rare population size，and narrow distribution with few research literature，and 63% species are deficient
of data or not evaluated in the Endangered Category. The statistic morphology of scales，eyes and skin pigments
show that their degradations are not synchronized，presumably the evolution of them fin cavefish might be
independent of one another.
Key words typical cavefish，checklist，distribution，morphological feature，China
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1
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