Yunnanilus Explained

Yunnanilus is a genus of small stone loaches that are endemic to southeastern China, especially Guangxi and Yunnan. They are found in rivers, streams and lakes; some species are restricted to caves.[1]

Species

There are currently 35 recognized species in this genus, although other authorities cite fewer species and place a few other species formerly placed here into other genera such as Petruichthys and Micronemacheilus.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Ma, L.; and Y.-H. Zhao (2012). Cavefish of China. Pp. 107—125 in: White, W.B.; and D.C. Cuvier, editors. Encyclopedia of Caves. Elsevier.
  2. . 2012 . Conspectus_cobitidum.pdf Conspectus cobitidum: an inventory of the loaches of the world (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Cobitoidei) . The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology . Supplement No. 26 . 1–199.
  3. Lan, J., Gan, X., Wu, T. & Yang, J. (2013): Cave Fishes of Guangxi, China. Science Press, Beijing. 1-266.
  4. Jiang. Wan-Sheng. Zhao. Ya-Peng. Du. Li-Na. Wang. Mo. 2021-03-18. Yunnanilus chuanheensis, a new loach species (Cypriniformes: Nemacheilidae) from the upper Lixianjiang River in Yunnan, China. Zoological Research. en. 42. 2. 241–245. 10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2020.287. 2095-8137. 7995267. 33527801.
  5. Chen, Z., Yang, J. & Yang, J. (2012): Description of a new species of the genus Yunnanilus Nichols, 1925 (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae) from Yunnan, China. Zootaxa, 3269: 57–64.
  6. Du, L.-N., Lu, Y.-F. & Chen, X.-Y. (2015): Yunnanilus qujinensis, a new species of loach from Yunnan, southwest China (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 26 (3): 249-254.