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Protocobitis

Protocobitis is a genus of loaches endemic to Guangxi in China and living in caves.

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Protocobitis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cobitidae
Genus: Protocobitis
J. X. Yang & Y. R. Chen, 19931
Type species
Protocobitis typhlops
J. X. Yang & Y. R. Chen, 19931

Protocobitis is a genus of loaches endemic to Guangxi in China and living in caves.23

Species

There are currently three recognized species in this genus:24

References

References

  1. Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Cobitidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Protocobitis". FishBase. August 2013 version.
  3. Ma, L.; and Y.-H. Zhao (2012). Cavefish of China. Pp. 107—125 in: White, W.B.; and D.C. Cuvier, editors. Encyclopedia of Caves. Elsevier. ISBN 9780123838322
  4. Lan, J., Gan. X., Wu. T. & Yang, J. (2013): Cave Fishes of Guangxi, China. Science Press, Beijing. 1-266.