Balitora dehouensis, a new species of cave-dwelling hillstream loach (Teleostei, Cypriniformes, Balitoridae) from the upper Red River, southwestern China

A new species of cave-dwelling hillstream loach (Balitoridae, Cypriniformes), Balitora dehouensis sp. nov. is described from a cave in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China. Balitora dehouensis sp. nov. is confirmed to be a distinct species by morphological and phylog...

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Published inZoosystematics and Evolution Vol. 101; no. 4; pp. 1569 - 1584
Main Authors Lei, Hao-Tian, Pu, Xin-Rui, Yang, Hong-Fu, Zhu, Ming-Xin, Mo, Hao-Lin, Liu, Xiao-Yu, Wang, Mo, Bi, Bao-Liang
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Sophia Pensoft Publishers 26.08.2025
Subjects
Balitora
Balitoridae
Cavernicolous species
Cypriniformes
Cytochrome b
Interphotoreceptor retinoid-binding protein
New species
RAG1 protein
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Summary:A new species of cave-dwelling hillstream loach (Balitoridae, Cypriniformes), Balitora dehouensis sp. nov. is described from a cave in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China. Balitora dehouensis sp. nov. is confirmed to be a distinct species by morphological and phylogenetic analysis based on the mitochondrial cytochrome b (Cyt b ) gene and cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 ( COI ) gene as well as the nuclear recombination activating gene 1 (RAG1), interphotoreceptor retinoid binding protein (IRBP), and early growth response protein 2B (EGR2B). Balitora ludongensis is confirmed to be the third cave-dwelling member of Balitora , after B. anlongensis and B. dehouensis .
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ISSN:1435-1935
1860-0743
DOI:10.3897/zse.101.157180