Sinocyclocheilus wanlanensis

Sinocyclocheilus wanlanensis Liu, Mao & Yang, 2025

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Cyprininae
Etymology: Sinocyclocheilus: Latin, sino, sina = from China + Greek, kyklos = circle + Greek, cheilos = lip (Ref. 45335); wanlanensis: Name 'wanlanensis' from the type locality of the species, Wanlan Town, Zhenfeng County.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic. Subtropical

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Asia: China.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.7 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 137885)

Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal soft rays (total): 7; Anal soft rays: 5. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: absence of horn-like structure; absence of eyes or degenerated into dark spots; a distinct nuchal hump; predorsal profile distinctly arched; tip of adpressed rostral barbel extending posteriorly not reaching vertical through anterior margin of sunken eye or dark spot; tip of pelvic-fin rays reaching anus when pelvic-fin rays extended backward; a distinct head shape protruding forward, resembling a duck’s beak; body scaleless; in life, body light golden brown; lateral line pores 41-45; and gill rakers well developed, 9 on first gill arch (Ref. 137885).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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Liu, Y., T. Mao, H. Sudasinghe, R. Chen, J. Yang and M. Meegaskumbura, 2025. Description of a new Eyeless cavefish using integrative taxonomic methods-Sinocyclocheilus wanlanensis (Cypriniformes, Cyprinidae), from Guizhou, China. Animals 15:2216. (Ref. 137885)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)

Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Fisheries: of no interest
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