Re-description of Liobagrus kingi (Amblycipitidae) from the upper Chang-Jiang basin, China

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Re-description of Liobagrus kingi (Amblycipitidae) from the upper Chang-Jiang basin, China

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RUI-XIA XIE & E ZHANG. 2018. Re-description of the catfish species Liobagrus kingi Tchang, 1935 (Pisces: Amblycipitidae) from the upper Chang-Jiang basin, China. Zootaxa 4476(1): 69-76.
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.

Open access at http://www.mapress.com/j/zt/article/vie ... a.4476.1.6
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