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


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