taxonID	type	description	language	source
39C31A63C9E65CA991962F689E5E2F1E.taxon	description	Fig. 4, Suppl. material 2	en	Chen, Zhi-Xia, Luo, Tao, Zhao, Zi-Fa, Xiao, Ming-Yuan, Zhou, Jia-Jun, Zhou, Jiang (2025): Integrative taxonomy describes a new species of the genus Sinocyclocheilus (Cypriniformes, Cyprinidae) from the Beipanjiang River, Guizhou Province, southwest China. Zoosystematics and Evolution 101 (3): 1099-1111, DOI: 10.3897/zse.101.153338
39C31A63C9E65CA991962F689E5E2F1E.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The specific epithet “ panzhouensis ” refers to the type locality of the new species: Panzhou City, Guizhou Province, China. We propose the common English name “ Panzhou Golden-lined Barbel ” and the Chinese name “ Pán Zhōu Jīn Xiàn Bā (盘州金线鲃) ”.	en	Chen, Zhi-Xia, Luo, Tao, Zhao, Zi-Fa, Xiao, Ming-Yuan, Zhou, Jia-Jun, Zhou, Jiang (2025): Integrative taxonomy describes a new species of the genus Sinocyclocheilus (Cypriniformes, Cyprinidae) from the Beipanjiang River, Guizhou Province, southwest China. Zoosystematics and Evolution 101 (3): 1099-1111, DOI: 10.3897/zse.101.153338
39C31A63C9E65CA991962F689E5E2F1E.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Sinocyclocheilus panzhouensis sp. nov. can be distinguished from its congeners by the following combination of characteristics: (1) absence of a horn-like structure and indistinct elevation at the head-dorsal junction; (2) body covered with tiny, partially embedded subcutaneous scales and irregular black markings; (3) wide mouth (7.8 – 9.3 % of standard length) and longer pectoral fin (17.9 – 30.6 % of standard length); (4) last unbranched ray of the dorsal fin with weak serrations along the posterior margin; (5) tip of the pectoral fins not reaching the pelvic-fin origin; (6) complete and curved lateral line with 71 – 79 pores; (7) eight gill rakers on the first gill arch.	en	Chen, Zhi-Xia, Luo, Tao, Zhao, Zi-Fa, Xiao, Ming-Yuan, Zhou, Jia-Jun, Zhou, Jiang (2025): Integrative taxonomy describes a new species of the genus Sinocyclocheilus (Cypriniformes, Cyprinidae) from the Beipanjiang River, Guizhou Province, southwest China. Zoosystematics and Evolution 101 (3): 1099-1111, DOI: 10.3897/zse.101.153338
39C31A63C9E65CA991962F689E5E2F1E.taxon	description	Description. Fin counts and morphometric measurements for the type specimens are provided in Suppl. material 2. Body fusiform, moderately elongated and compressed; maximum body depth positioned at insertion of dorsal-fin. Dorsal profile convex from snout tip to dorsal-fin base end and slightly concave after dorsal-fin base. Ventral profile of pre-anal part slightly convex and slightly concave after anal-fin origin. Head short (27.4 – 30.5 % of SL), compressed, with large eyes (16.5 – 24.3 % HL); snout short, U-shaped, projecting beyond lower jaw. Mouth subinferior, arched, slightly projecting lower jaw; two pairs of barbels; rostral barbels slightly longer (7.5 – 13.8 % of SL), tips reaching the anterior margin of the eye; maxillary barbel slightly short (6.4 – 12.4 % of SL), tips extending beyond the posterior margin of the eye, but reaching the anterior margin of the operculum. Gill opening moderate, opercular membranes connected at isthmus. Eight outer rakers on first gill arch. Pharyngeal teeth in three rows with counts of 2, 3, 4 – 4, 3, 2; pharyngeal teeth strong and well developed, with curved and pointed tips. Two pairs of nostrils, anterior nostril close to posterior nostril. Dorsal-fin rays iii, 7, pectoral-fin rays i, 14, pelvic-fin rays i, 8, anal-fin rays iii, 5 and 17 branched caudal-fin rays. Dorsal fin short (19.9 – 24.5 % of SL), with a distal margin truncated, origin opposite to pelvic-fin origin, situated slightly anterior to mid-point between snout tip and caudal-fin base; last unbranched ray strong, softening towards tip, with weak serrations along posterior margin; first branched ray longest, tip beyond the vertical of the anus. Pectoral fin moderately elongated (17.9 – 29.8 % of SL), distal margin truncated, tips not reaching the pelvic-fin origin. Pelvic fin moderately developed (13.3 – 16.1 % of SL), with a distal margin rounded; tips not reaching the anus. Anal fin short (14.1 – 18.7 % of SL), with a distal margin rounded; base origin close to the anus, tips not reaching the caudal-fin base. Caudal fin deeply forked, upper lobe equal in length to the lower one, tips pointed. Body covered with tiny, partially embedded subcutaneous scales. Lateral line incomplete and curved, with pores 71 – 79. With irregular black markings (~ 85 – 96) scattered on and above the lateral line, almost in a straight line, two rows of irregular black spots are clearly visible on the dorsal surface and a large black spot in the centre of the end of the caudal peduncle.	en	Chen, Zhi-Xia, Luo, Tao, Zhao, Zi-Fa, Xiao, Ming-Yuan, Zhou, Jia-Jun, Zhou, Jiang (2025): Integrative taxonomy describes a new species of the genus Sinocyclocheilus (Cypriniformes, Cyprinidae) from the Beipanjiang River, Guizhou Province, southwest China. Zoosystematics and Evolution 101 (3): 1099-1111, DOI: 10.3897/zse.101.153338
39C31A63C9E65CA991962F689E5E2F1E.taxon	distribution	Geographical distribution. Currently, the new species is found only at the type locality, inhabiting burrows connected to surface rivers. Many ecological information about this new species is currently unknown, as Rhinogobius giurinus has also been found in the same rivers. The locality of discovery belongs to the Beipanjiang River Basin (Fig. 1).	en	Chen, Zhi-Xia, Luo, Tao, Zhao, Zi-Fa, Xiao, Ming-Yuan, Zhou, Jia-Jun, Zhou, Jiang (2025): Integrative taxonomy describes a new species of the genus Sinocyclocheilus (Cypriniformes, Cyprinidae) from the Beipanjiang River, Guizhou Province, southwest China. Zoosystematics and Evolution 101 (3): 1099-1111, DOI: 10.3897/zse.101.153338
