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Hongshuia paoli Zhang, Qiang & Lan, 2008 |
| Family: | Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps), subfamily: Labeoninae | |||
| Max. size: | 5.43 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | pelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Asia: China. Known only from the Hongshui He of the Pearl River drainage in Fengshan and Linyun counties, Guangxi Province, South China. | |||
| Diagnosis: | This species is distinguished by having a rostral fold crenulated with a with a deeply indented distal margin, covered densely with well-developed papillae,; median lobe of lower lip with ring-like fold and central fleshy pad papillated; tubercles on tip of snout and anterior portion of lachrymal large, tall, conical with sharp tips; long dorsal fin (length 23.7-26.9 % SL); dorsal fin origin nearer to tip of snout than to caudal-fin base; black blotches on middle interradial membranes between branched dorsal-fin rays; long snout (length 50.0-57.0 % HL) (Ref. 74947). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||