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Sinocyclocheilus guilinensis Ji, 1985

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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Comments: Occurs only in subterranean rivers in suburbs of Guilin City, tributaries of the Lijiang River, which belongs to the Xijiang River drainage, the largest tributary of the Zhujiang River basin. Occurs in caves or subterranean rivers within approximately 30 km northeast, 20 km southeast, 25 km south and 15 km northwest of Guilin City (Ref. 76842). Present in Pearl River (Ref. 89718). Also Ref. 95535.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ch.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Zhao, Y., C. Zhang and J. Zhou, 2008
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Common names from other countries

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Cyprininae
Etymology: Sinocyclocheilus: Latin, sino, sina = from China + Greek, kyklos = circle + Greek, cheilos = lip (Ref. 45335);  guilinensis: Derived from the name of the collection locality, Guilin City..

Issue
The status of the type of this species must be fixed, and Sinocyclocheilus guilinensis Zhao, Zhang & Zhou 2009 must be regarded both as a junior synonym and a primary homonym. See nomenclatural details in Eschmeyer (CofF ver. Oct. 2012: Ref. 92135).

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

Freshwater; benthopelagic.   Tropical

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