Sarcocheilichthys hanjiangensis Chen & Li, 2024

Chen, I-Shiung & Li, Hsien-En, 2024, A new rainbow gudgeon of Sarcocheilichthys (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from Fujian Province, China with redescriptions of S. hainanensis, Zootaxa 5550 (1), pp. 258-270 : 262

Sarcocheilichthys hanjiangensis Chen & Li , new species

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Figures

FIGURE 2. Fresh and preserved (lower) holotype of Sarcocheilichthys hanjiangensis, NTOUP2008-12-004, 53.02 mm SL, male. Scale bar = 1 mm.

FIGURE 3. Left pharyngeal teeth of S. hanjiangensis, holotype, NTOUP2008-12-005, 50.69 mm SL, male. Scale bar = 0.01 mm. Photo taken by WC Chen.

FIGURE 4. Lower lip of three Sarcocheilichthys species examined herein. A. S. hanjiangensis, holotype, NTOUP2008-12- 004, 53.02 mm SL, male; B. S. hainanensis, NTOUP2013-05-026, 85.14 mm SL, male; C. S. nigripinnis, NTOUP2014-10-014, 92.11 mm SL, male.

FIGURE 5. Dorsalfin markings ofthreeSarcocheilichthys species examined herein.A.S.hanjiangensis, holotype,NTOUP2008- 12-004, 53.02 mm SL, male; B. S. hainanensis, NTOUP2013-05-026, 85.14 mm SL, male; C. S. nigripinnis, NTOUP2014-10- 014, 92.11 mm SL, male. Scale bar = 0.1 mm.

FIGURE 6. Head of three Sarcocheilichthys species examined herein, showing tubercle and post-opercle marking patterns. A. S. hanjiangensis, paratype, NTOUP-2008-12-005, 57.94 mm SL, male; B. S. hainanensis, NTOUP-2013-05-026, 85.14 mm SL, male; C. S. nigripinnis, NTOUP-2014-10-014, 92.11 mm SL, male. Scale bar = 0.1 mm.