''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

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 ...

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 ''Paralepidocephalus'' is a genus of loach endemic to Yunnan, 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, sl ...

'' T. L. Tchang, 1935

References

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