A NEW SPECIES OF RHINOGOBIUS FROM ZHEJIANG PROVINCE, CHINA (Teleostei: Gobiidae)
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Abstract
A new freshwater goby, Rhinogobius wuyiensis sp. nov., was found in the Wuyi river(28°55′N,119°50′E)in Wuyi, Zhejiang province, China. The spot pattern on head of this species was similar to R. lentiginis, but differed from this species by a combination of characters: head with cephalic lateralis canals; vertebral count 10+16=26; anal fin has 7~9 branched fin-rays; first dorsal fin in adult male with elongate filamentous rays; head with irregular spots which usually join together;branchiostegal memberane rare with dots in male.
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