Re-description of Balitora yingjiangensis (Teleostei, Cypriniformes, Balitoridae) from the upper Irrawaddy River, south-western China
The genus Balitora Grey, 1830 (Teleostei, Cypriniformes, Balitoridae) includes 20 species, with two known species distributed in the Salween River and one in the Irrawaddy River.A Balitora species from the Irrawaddy River, Balitora yingjiangensis, which was previously mistakenly classified as Hemimy...
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| author | Haotian Lei Xinrui Pu Yinmin Geng Yuyang Zeng Shuwei Liu Xiaoyong Chen |
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| description | The genus Balitora Grey, 1830 (Teleostei, Cypriniformes, Balitoridae) includes 20 species, with two known species distributed in the Salween River and one in the Irrawaddy River.A Balitora species from the Irrawaddy River, Balitora yingjiangensis, which was previously mistakenly classified as Hemimyzon, is re-described through examination of type specimens and collection of topotypic specimens from the Jieyanghe River, a tributary of the Irrawaddy River in Nabang Town, Yingjiang County, Yunnan Province, China. Balitora yingjiangensis differs from all congeners by the following combination of characters: one pair of maxillary barbels; short predorsal length, 43.48%-36.13% SL; slender caudal peduncle, length of caudal peduncle 3.71-4.47 times of depth; shallow caudal peduncle, height of which 4.14%-4.84% SL. Molecular phylogenetic analysis supports the validity of this species and suggests a wide distribution throughout the Chinese and Burmese Irrawaddy. Balitora burmanica is not distributed in the Irrawaddy River, previous records of which from Chinese literature are mistaken records of B. yingjiangensis. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-208fdb69e9ee4d66814bdc5e6c5b01442025-08-20T03:17:13ZengPensoft PublishersBiodiversity Data Journal1314-28282025-07-011312310.3897/BDJ.13.e153915153915Re-description of Balitora yingjiangensis (Teleostei, Cypriniformes, Balitoridae) from the upper Irrawaddy River, south-western ChinaHaotian Lei0Xinrui Pu1Yinmin Geng2Yuyang Zeng3Shuwei Liu4Xiaoyong Chen5College of Plant Protection, China Agricultral UniversityYunnan Agricultural UniversityYunnan International Joint Laboratory of Southeast Asia Biodiversity ConservationYunnan International Joint Laboratory of Southeast Asia Biodiversity ConservationYunnan International Joint Laboratory of Southeast Asia Biodiversity ConservationYunnan International Joint Laboratory of Southeast Asia Biodiversity ConservationThe genus Balitora Grey, 1830 (Teleostei, Cypriniformes, Balitoridae) includes 20 species, with two known species distributed in the Salween River and one in the Irrawaddy River.A Balitora species from the Irrawaddy River, Balitora yingjiangensis, which was previously mistakenly classified as Hemimyzon, is re-described through examination of type specimens and collection of topotypic specimens from the Jieyanghe River, a tributary of the Irrawaddy River in Nabang Town, Yingjiang County, Yunnan Province, China. Balitora yingjiangensis differs from all congeners by the following combination of characters: one pair of maxillary barbels; short predorsal length, 43.48%-36.13% SL; slender caudal peduncle, length of caudal peduncle 3.71-4.47 times of depth; shallow caudal peduncle, height of which 4.14%-4.84% SL. Molecular phylogenetic analysis supports the validity of this species and suggests a wide distribution throughout the Chinese and Burmese Irrawaddy. Balitora burmanica is not distributed in the Irrawaddy River, previous records of which from Chinese literature are mistaken records of B. yingjiangensis.https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/153915/download/pdf/Balitoridae<i>Balitora</i>biodiversityphylog |
| spellingShingle | Haotian Lei Xinrui Pu Yinmin Geng Yuyang Zeng Shuwei Liu Xiaoyong Chen Re-description of Balitora yingjiangensis (Teleostei, Cypriniformes, Balitoridae) from the upper Irrawaddy River, south-western China Biodiversity Data Journal Balitoridae <i>Balitora</i> biodiversity phylog |
| title | Re-description of Balitora yingjiangensis (Teleostei, Cypriniformes, Balitoridae) from the upper Irrawaddy River, south-western China |
| title_full | Re-description of Balitora yingjiangensis (Teleostei, Cypriniformes, Balitoridae) from the upper Irrawaddy River, south-western China |
| title_fullStr | Re-description of Balitora yingjiangensis (Teleostei, Cypriniformes, Balitoridae) from the upper Irrawaddy River, south-western China |
| title_full_unstemmed | Re-description of Balitora yingjiangensis (Teleostei, Cypriniformes, Balitoridae) from the upper Irrawaddy River, south-western China |
| title_short | Re-description of Balitora yingjiangensis (Teleostei, Cypriniformes, Balitoridae) from the upper Irrawaddy River, south-western China |
| title_sort | re description of balitora yingjiangensis teleostei cypriniformes balitoridae from the upper irrawaddy river south western china |
| topic | Balitoridae <i>Balitora</i> biodiversity phylog |
| url | https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/153915/download/pdf/ |
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