Research
| Title： | Re-description of the catfish species Liobagrus kingi Tchang, 1935 (Pisces: Amblycipitidae) from the upper Chang-Jiang basin, China |
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| First author： | Xie, Rui-Xia; Zhang, E. |
| Journal： | ZOOTAXA |
| Years： | 2018 |
| DOI： | 10.11646/zootaxa.4476.1.6 |
| Abstract： | The identity and validity of Liobagrus kingi Tchang, 1935 remain contentious to date due to its inaccurate original description. A re-description is provided here for this species based on our examination on its type, hitherto deposited in ASIZB and available topotypic material. It is confirmed that L. kingi is a species with a serrated posterior edge of the pectoral-fin spine and distinct from the sympatrically existing species L. nigricauda. Comments on former recognitions of specimens from the upper Chang-Jiang basin as L. kingi are presented. |
