Range extension of <em>Lepidocephalichthys alkaia</em> (Teleostei: Cobitidae) and notes on its sexual dimorphism

Marco ENDRUWEIT

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Marco ENDRUWEIT. Range extension of Lepidocephalichthys alkaia (Teleostei: Cobitidae) and notes on its sexual dimorphism. Zoological Research, 2016, 37(3): 186-188. doi: 10.13918/j.issn.2095-8137.2016.3.186

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Marco ENDRUWEIT. Range extension of Lepidocephalichthys alkaia (Teleostei: Cobitidae) and notes on its sexual dimorphism. Zoological Research, 2016, 37(3): 186-188. doi: 10.13918/j.issn.2095-8137.2016.3.186

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Range extension of Lepidocephalichthys alkaia (Teleostei: Cobitidae) and notes on its sexual dimorphism

doi: 10.13918/j.issn.2095-8137.2016.3.186

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1 Kunming College of Life Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan 650204, China;
2 State Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan 650223, China

Funds: This study was financially supported by an International Biodiversity Assessment Project of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (GJHZ201317)

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Corresponding author: Marco ENDRUWEIT
Received Date: 2016-04-06
Rev Recd Date: 2016-05-05
Publish Date: 2016-05-18

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The natural distributional range of the cobitid loach Lepidocephalichthys alkaia is extended into Yunnan Province, China. The modified sexually dimorphic pectoral fin in males of L. alkaia is described.
- Lepidocephalichthys alkaia,
- Sexual dimorphism,
- Modified pectoral fin,
- Yunnan,
- China,

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