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 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 .
Authors
- M. X. Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3630-8704)
- Hao-Tian Lei
- Haolin Mo
- Mingxin Zhu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0985-3857)
- Hongfu Yang
- Xiaoyu Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0078-2199)
- Baoliang Bi
- Xin-Rui Pu
Institutions
- Yunnan Agricultural University (CN)
- Southwest Forestry University (CN)
- Fisheries Administration (KH)
- Nanning Normal University (CN)
- Wenshan University (CN)
- China Agricultural University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zoosystematics and Evolution
- Published
- 2025-08-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.101.157180
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Fish Biology and Ecology Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.27
Funders
- Natural Science Foundation of Yunnan Province
- Yunnan Agricultural University
- Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences