''Paralepidocephalus'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
loach
Loaches are fish of the superfamily Cobitoidea. They are freshwater, benthic (bottom-dwelling) fish found in rivers and creeks throughout Eurasia and northern Africa. Loaches are among the most diverse groups of fish; the 1249 known species of C ...
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...
to
Yunnan
Yunnan , () is a landlocked Provinces of China, province in Southwest China, the southwest of the People's Republic of China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 48.3 million (as of 2018). The capital of the province is ...
,
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
.
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Paralepidocephalus translucens''
S. W. Liu, J. X. Yang & X. Y. Chen, 2016 [Liu, S.-W., Yang, J.-X. & Chen, X.-Y. (2016): ''Paralepidocephalus translucens'', a new species of loach from a cave in eastern Yunnan, China (Teleostei: Cobitidae). ''Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 27 (1): 61-66.'']
* ''
Paralepidocephalus yui''
T. L. Tchang, 1935
References
Cobitidae
Fish of Asia
Fish of China
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