Rectoris longibarbus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cyprinoidei

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: Cyprinoidei

Familia: Cyprinidae
Subfamilia: Labeoninae
Genus: Rectoris
Species: Rectoris longibarbus

Name

Rectoris longibarbus Zhu, Zhang & Lan, 2012

• Type locality: A stream tributary flowing into Zuo–Jiang of Zhu–Jiang (Pearl River) drainage at Jingxi County, Guangxi, South China
• Holotype: IHB 200808006
• Paratypes: IHB 200808002, 200808004–5

Etymology: The specific epithet is made from the Latin word longus ( = long) and barbus ( = barbel), in allusion to the presence of a pair of well-developed maxillary barbels.

References

• Zhu, D.-g., Zhang, E & Lan, J.-H. 2012. Rectoris longibarbus, a new styglophic labeonine species (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from South China, with a note on the taxonomy of R. mutabilis (Lin 1933). Zootaxa 3586: 55–68. Preview PDF Reference page.