Paralepidocephalus

Taxonavigation: Cobitoidei

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Otomorpha Subcohors: Ostariophysi Sectio: Otophysa Ordo: Cypriniformes Subordo: Cobitoidei

Familia: Cobitidae
Genus: Paralepidocephalus
Species: P. guishanensis – P. translucens – P. yui

Name

Paralepidocephalus Tchang, 1935

• Type species: Paralepidocephalus yui Tchang, 1935

Etymology: From para- (= near), i.e., “closely allied” to Lepidocephalus but with a scaleless head and body.

References

• Tchang, T.-L. 1935. A new genus of loach from Yunnan. Bulletin of the Fan Memorial Institute of Biology, Peiping (Zoology Series) 6(1): 17-19. Reference page.