Crossed-fork back golden-line fish | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Genus: | Sinocyclocheilus |
Species: | S. furcodorsalis |
Binomial name | |
Sinocyclocheilus furcodorsalis Y. R. Chen, J. X. Yang & J. H. Lan, 1997 |
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Synonyms | |
Sinocyclocheilus tianeensis |
Sinocyclocheilus tianeensis
The crossed-fork back golden-line fish (Sinocyclocheilus furcodorsalis)) is a species of cave fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is endemic to the Guangxi province in southern China, and only known from an underground stream in Tian'e County.
Sinocyclocheilus furcodorsalis grow to 88 mm (3.5 in) standard length. They are eyeless. The body is depigmented, semi-transparent and whitish in colour.