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Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Cyprininae
Etymology: Sinocyclocheilus: Latin, sino, sina = from China + Greek, kyklos = circle + Greek, cheilos = lip (Ref. 45335); changlensis: Name 'changlensis' from the type locality of the species, Changle Township, Donglan County.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Subtropical
Asia: China.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.8 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 138367)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 6 - 8; Anal soft rays: 5; Vertebrae: 39 - 40. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: absence of eye; pelvic-fin rays tip not reaching the anus when pelvic-fin rays are extended backward; forked horn-like structure at the dorsal posterior edge of the head; albinotic body without pigmentation; lateral line scales 42-46; posterior margin of operculum close to the base of pectoral-fin origin; distinct hump in the predorsal profile; rostral barbel not reaching the depression after eye degeneration; maxillary barbel not reaching the posterior margin of preoperculum; pharyngeal teeth pattern 1,3,4-3,3,1; vertebrae 4 + 35-36; and 11 outer rakers on the first gill arch (Ref. 138367).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: oval.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Liu, Y., T. Mao, H. Sudasinghe, J. Zhou, R. Chen, J. Yang and M. Meegaskumbura, 2025. Descriptin of a new eyeless cavefish species using integrative taxonomix methods-Sinocyclocheilus changlensis (Cypriniformes, Cyprinidae), from Guangxi, China. Ecology and Evolution 15:e72370. (Ref. 138367)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00646 (0.00298 - 0.01397), b=3.09 (2.90 - 3.28), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 2.9 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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