FB-70985 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70985 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Cypriniformes Danionidae Opsarius Opsarius mujnaiensis Chowdhury, Tudu, Rath & Singh, 2025 Long-barbal protocobitis Cháng Xū Yuán Huā Qiū (长须原花鳅) 2025-03-17 2025-03-17 Qin, Z.-X., Y.-W. Liu, S.-Y. Zhang, J.-S. Shi, L.-N. Du and J.-J. Zhou0 A new species of the rib-degenerated loach, genus <i>Protocobitis</i> (Cypriniformes, Cobitidae), from Guangxi, China. ZooKeys 1228:185-195. (Ref. 133036) FB-GeneralDescr-70995 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Trisha Marie Santos 2025-03-21 00:00:00 2025-03-21 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70995 This species are found in waters with muddy substrate. They primarily feed on algae and organic detritus (Ref. 133036). Qin, Z.-X., Y.-W. Liu, S.-Y. Zhang, J.-S. Shi, L.-N. Du and J.-J. Zhou 2025 A new species of the rib-degenerated loach, genus <i>Protocobitis</i> (Cypriniformes, Cobitidae), from Guangxi, China. ZooKeys 1228:185-195. (Ref. 133036) FB-DiagnosticDescr-70995 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Trisha Marie Santos 2025-03-21 00:00:00 2025-03-21 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70995 This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: whole body, excluding head and abdomen, sparsely covered with minute scales; barbels elongate; 5-6 branched pectoral fin rays; four branched pelvic-fin rays; caudal-peduncle height 34.9%-58.6% of its length; head width 7.3%-10.3% of SL; head height 50.2%-80.6% of lateral head length (Ref. 133036). Qin, Z.-X., Y.-W. Liu, S.-Y. Zhang, J.-S. Shi, L.-N. Du and J.-J. Zhou 2025 A new species of the rib-degenerated loach, genus <i>Protocobitis</i> (Cypriniformes, Cobitidae), from Guangxi, China. ZooKeys 1228:185-195. (Ref. 133036) FB-Morphology-70995 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Trisha Marie Santos 2025-03-21 00:00:00 2025-03-21 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70995 Dorsal soft rays (total): 7; Analsoft rays: 5 Qin, Z.-X., Y.-W. Liu, S.-Y. Zhang, J.-S. Shi, L.-N. Du and J.-J. Zhou 2025 A new species of the rib-degenerated loach, genus <i>Protocobitis</i> (Cypriniformes, Cobitidae), from Guangxi, China. ZooKeys 1228:185-195. (Ref. 133036) FB-Distribution-70995 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Trisha Marie Santos 2025-03-21 00:00:00 2025-03-21 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70995 Asia: China. Qin, Z.-X., Y.-W. Liu, S.-Y. Zhang, J.-S. Shi, L.-N. Du and J.-J. Zhou 2025 A new species of the rib-degenerated loach, genus <i>Protocobitis</i> (Cypriniformes, Cobitidae), from Guangxi, China. ZooKeys 1228:185-195. (Ref. 133036) FB-TrophicStrategy-70995 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Trisha Marie Santos 2025-03-21 00:00:00 2025-03-21 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ longibarba This species are found in waters with muddy substrate. They primarily feed on algae and organic detritus (Ref. 133036). Qin, Z.-X., Y.-W. Liu, S.-Y. Zhang, J.-S. Shi, L.-N. Du and J.-J. Zhou 2025 A new species of the rib-degenerated loach, genus <i>Protocobitis</i> (Cypriniformes, Cobitidae), from Guangxi, China. ZooKeys 1228:185-195. (Ref. 133036) FB-Size-70995 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Trisha Marie Santos 2025-03-21 00:00:00 2025-03-21 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70995 5.4 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 133036)) Qin, Z.-X., Y.-W. Liu, S.-Y. Zhang, J.-S. Shi, L.-N. Du and J.-J. Zhou 2025 A new species of the rib-degenerated loach, genus <i>Protocobitis</i> (Cypriniformes, Cobitidae), from Guangxi, China. ZooKeys 1228:185-195. (Ref. 133036) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-70995 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Trisha Marie Santos 2025-03-21 00:00:00 2025-03-21 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70995 demersal; freshwater