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2016 , Vol. 41 >Issue 4: 379 - 391

DOI: https://doi.org/10.11865/zs.201643

A new species of the genus Cobitis (Cypriniformes: Cobitidae) from the Northeast China

  • Yongxia Chen ,
  • Yifeng Chen
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  • 1College of Life Sciences, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, Hebei, China, E-mail: chenyongxia@hbu.edu.cn 2Laboratory of Biological Invasion and Adaptive Evolution, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, Hubei, China

Online published: 2016-10-24

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This research was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31372166) and the Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province of China (C2016201055).

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Abstract

A new spined loach, Cobitis gracilis sp. nov., is described based on specimens collected from Jilin and Heilongjiang Provinces, China. Morphological and molecular data showed that C. gracilis sp. nov. is closely related to C. granoei Rendahl and C. melanoleuca Nichols. The new species differs from its sister species in lamina circularis, suborbital spine, and pigmentation at the base of caudal fin. In addition, both morphological and molecular analyses revealed that specimens of C. lutheri Rendahl from China differs from those from Korea. Korean specimens are appropriately placed in a separate species. Molecular analyses revealed that C. choii Kim & Son is a new record in China.

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Yongxia Chen , Yifeng Chen . A new species of the genus Cobitis (Cypriniformes: Cobitidae) from the Northeast China[J]. Zoological Systematics, 2016 , 41(4) : 379 -391 . DOI: 10.11865/zs.201643

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