Balitora tiandengensis Nong & Wei, 2026
Tiandeng cave loach
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Balitora tiandengensis
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa
Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Balitoridae (River loaches)
Etymology: tiandengensis: Name 'tiandengensis' from the type locality of the new species, Tiandeng County.
Etymology: tiandengensis: Name 'tiandengensis' from the type locality of the new species, Tiandeng County.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Subtropical
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Asia: China.
Size / Weight / Age
Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal soft rays: 6. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: two pairs of maxillary barbels; dorsal fin rays iii, 9; pectoral fin rays v, 12; pelvic fin rays ii, 7; anal fin rays i, 6; lateral-line scales 69-75; and 6-7 indistinctly separated transversely oval blotches on the dorsal side (Ref. 138571).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: oval.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: oval.
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Main reference
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Nong, Y., Y. Fang, J.-Y. Li, Q.-J. Wei, C.-G. Xu and G.-Y. Wei, 2026. Balitora tiandengensis (Teleostei, Balitoridae), a new species of cave-dwelling loach from Guangxi, China. ZooKeys 1267:373-390. (Ref. 138571)
CITES
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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Internet sources
AFORO (otoliths) | Aquatic Commons | BHL | Cloffa | Websites from users | Check FishWatcher | CISTI | Catalog of Fishes: genus, species | DiscoverLife | ECOTOX | FAO - Publication: search | Faunafri | Fishipedia | Fishtrace | GloBI | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | IGFA World Record | OneZoom | Open Tree of Life | Otolith Atlas of Taiwan Fishes | PubMed | Reef Life Survey | Socotra Atlas | TreeBase | Tree of Life | Wikipedia: Go, Search | World Records Freshwater Fishing | Zoobank | Zoological Record
Estimates based on models
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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
| Bayesian length-weight | a=0.00724 (0.00320 - 0.01640), b=3.06 (2.87 - 3.25), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
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Trophic level (Ref. 69278) |
2.6 ±0.2 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
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Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 🛈 |