Protocobitis anteroventris

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cobitoidei

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Otomorpha Subcohors: Ostariophysi Sectio: Otophysa Ordo: Cypriniformes Subordo: Cobitoidei

Familia: Cobitidae
Genus: Protocobitis
Species: Protocobitis anteroventris

Name

Protocobitis anteroventris Lan, 2013

• Holotype: CLJH 12110306.
• Paratypes (3): CLJH 2012020101, 12110307-08.

Type locality: Cave in Langping Town, Tianlin County, Guangxi, China, 24.6°N, 106.3°E [1], 830 m a.s.l.

Etymology: The specific name anteroventris is a combination from the Latin anterior (= before, former), and venter (= belly), and was given because of the position of the pelvic-fin origin anterior to the dorsal-fin origin.

References

• Lan, J., Gan. X., Wu. T. & Yang, J.; 2013: Cave Fishes of Guangxi, China. Science Press, Beijing. 1-266.