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83313E31FFACE51DCBFFDFF5FE48E9EA.text	83313E31FFACE51DCBFFDFF5FE48E9EA.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Cobitis oxycephala Chen YX & Chen YF 2018	<div><p>Cobitis oxycephala Chen YX &amp; Chen YF, sp. nov. (Figs 2–7)</p> <p>Cobitis sinensis Chen, 1986 (nec. Sauvage &amp; Dabry, 1874): 145 (Hainan, fig. 81).</p> <p>Cobitis taenia dolichorhynchus Nichols &amp; Popo, 1927 (nec. Nichols, 1918): 335 (Hainan, fig. 8); Nichols, 1943: 197 (Fukien, Kwangtung, Hainan, fig. 81).</p> <p>Holotype. ♂, IHB 0509273, 67.7 mm TL, 57.9 mm SL, China, Hainan, Ding’an County (19°68′N, 110°36′E; elev. 65 m), the Nandujiang River, July 2005, leg. Kun Li. Paratypes. IHB 0509392–9, 0509401–5, 13♂, 63.1–70.3 mm TL, 51.8– 59.1 mm SL, IHB 509400, 0509406–7, 3♀, 74.6–84.7 mm TL, 61.6–71.6 mm SL, same data as holotype.</p> <p>Diagnosis. The new species can be distinguished from its congeners by possessing the following combination of characteristics: 13–15 large rectangular blotches on L 1; 10–14 elongated blotches on L 5; snout sharp (Figs 2–3); males with a semicircular lamina circularis at the base of the first branched pectoral fin ray (Fig. 4); mental lobes undeveloped, three superficial longitudinal lobes short and bluntly rounded (Fig. 5); suborbital spine thick and curved, with a short processus medio-caudalis (Fig. 6). Cobitis oxycephala Chen YX &amp; Chen YF, sp. nov. is similar to C. sinensis, C. dolichorhynchus and C. zhejiangensis in color pattern (with L 1 –L 5 line on the body) and lamina circularis morphology (plate-like), but differs from them in having snout sharp (vs. rounded); 10–14 horizontally elongated blotches and without the deeper faint dusky band on L 5 (vs. 11–12 rectangular and vertically elongate spots in C. sinensis (Son &amp; Kim, 2002); a row of more or less oval blotches and with the deeper faint dusky band on the mid-lateral line in C. dolichorhynchus (Nichols, 1918); 14–16 short vertical spots in C. zhejiangensis). It further differs from C. dolichorhynchus and C. zhejiangensis in body slender, depth 7.6 in SL in male and 7.7 in female (vs. sturdy, depth 5.8 in SL in male in C. dolichorhynchus (Nichols, 1918); 5.6–6.7 (mean 6.0) in males and 4.3–5.0 (mean 4.7) in females in C. zhejiangensis); 13–15 large rectangular blotches on L 1 (vs. irregular dark cross blotches in C. dolichorhynchus (Nichols, 1918); 13–19 rectangular blotches in C. zhejiangensis).</p> <p>Description (Figs 2–7, Table 2). D. III–7; A. III–5; V. I–6; P. I–6–7; C. IV–14–16–IV. Body moderately slender, compressed. Head small. Snout sharp. Eyes located on upper part and middle of head. Preorbital part of head equal to or longer than postorbital part of head. Mouth small, inferior, with three pairs of short barbels. Length of maxillo-mandibular barbels shorter than diameter of eye. Mental lobes undeveloped, three superficial longitudinal lobes short and bluntly rounded (Fig. 5) Suborbital spine thick and curved, with a short processus medio-caudalis. Processus latero-caudalis long, less than one-third of processus medio-caudalis (Fig. 6). Subdorsal scales small, oval, with a moderately large focal area, 18–20 radial grooves, and 3–5 supplementary ones (Fig. 7).</p> <p>Dorsal fin moderately long, inserted midway between nostril and base of caudal fin. In males, pectoral fins long, second pectoral fin ray longest (Fig. 2). In females, pectoral fins slightly short, third pectoral fin ray longest (Fig. 3). Ventral fins small and short, approximately at same level as second or third branched dorsal-fin ray. Anal fin short, located on half of space between ventral and caudal fins. Anal orifice close to anal fin. Caudal fin long, emarginated tip. Caudal peduncle with ventral adipose crest. Lateral line long, not exceeding length of pectoral fins in males, and exceeding in females.</p> <p>Pigmentation pattern. Color characterized by pigmentation pattern with five longitudinal lines of dark speckles on dorsolateral sides of body (L 1 –L 5 from dorsal to ventral) (Figs 2–3). Color pattern characteristic of sexual dimorphism not observed. Head sprinkled with many black dots, and a black stripe extended from insertion of rostral barbels through eye to occiput. L 1 consisted of a row of 5–6 large rectangular blotches before dorsal fin; 2 on dorsal fin and 6–7 behind dorsal fin. Gap of rectangular blotches smaller than width of blotches. L 2 composed of a line of irregularly small and solitary spots or blotches and not intermingle with gap of large rectangular blotches, and reaching beyond dorsal fin. L 3 composed a narrow stripe beyond anal fin and a row of rounded blotches behind anal fin. L 4 composed of a line of minute black dots, which fused to a line and diminished towards end of ventral fin. L 5 consisted of a row of 10–14 horizontally elongated blotches, without deeper faint dusky band. One small oblique vertical jet blotch at upper base of caudal fin base and far smaller than eye diameter. 4–5 narrow rows of dark dots on dorsal and caudal fins.</p> <p>Sexual dimorphism. Males smaller than females with proportionally longer pectoral fins. In males, second pectoral fin ray thickened and elongated, a semicircular lamina circularis at base of first branched pectoral fin ray. In females, third pectoral fin ray elongated.</p> <p>Distribution. This new species occurs in the Nandujiang River, Hainan, China (Fig. 1).</p> <p>Etymology. The species name is derived from the Greek oxys, meaning sharp, and kephale meaning head, in reference to the pointed head of the species.</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/83313E31FFACE51DCBFFDFF5FE48E9EA	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Chen, Yongxia;Chen, Hao;He, Dekui;Chen, Yifeng	Chen, Yongxia, Chen, Hao, He, Dekui, Chen, Yifeng (2018): Two new species of the genus Cobitis (Cypriniformes: Cobitidae) from South China. Zoological Systematics 43 (2): 156-168, DOI: 10.11865/zs.201814, URL: http://zoobank.org/cdb6fbd4-22eb-4e92-9f02-ac6c4d5fbffe
83313E31FFAEE512CBFFDF1AFE67E952.text	83313E31FFAEE512CBFFDF1AFE67E952.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Cobitis brachysoma Chen YX & Chen YF 2018	<div><p>Cobitis brachysoma Chen YX &amp; Chen YF, sp. nov. (Figs 8–17)</p> <p>Cobitis sinensis Ye, 1991 (nec. Sauvage &amp; Dabry, 1874): 253 (Guangdong); Jia et al., 2013: 1492 (Zengjiang River, Guangdong).</p> <p>Holotype. ♂, HU 1506334, 55.2 mm TL, 47.1 mm SL, China: Guangdong, Guangning County (23°64′N, 112°44′E; elev. 65 m), the Suijiang River (a tributary of the Pearl River), April 2015, leg. Yongxia Chen. Paratypes. HU 1505204, 1505207, 1506320, 1506326, 1506330, 5♂, 50.5–71.4mm TL, 43.1–58.6mm SL, HU 1505209, 1505289, 1505292, 1505296, 1506290, 1506302, 1506307, 1506315, 1506322, 1506325, 1506328, 1506331–3, 1506336, 15♀, 53.1–74.2 mm TL, 44.7– 61.5 mm SL, same data as holotype. Other material examined. HU 1506360, 1506369, 1600080, 1600083, 1600086, 5♂, 47.4–74.4 mm TL, 39.5–63.6 mm SL, HU 1506341–2, 1506349, 1600081, 1600084–5, 6♀, 51.2–61.6 mm TL, 42.3– 52.9 mm SL, China: Guangdong, Yangjiang County (21°86′N, 111°98′E; elev. 65 m), the Nalongjiang River (a tributary of the Moyangjiang River), April 2015, leg. Yongxia Chen. HU 1608048–9, 1608052–4, 5♂, 50.4–60.8mm TL, 42.9–52.4 mm SL, HU 1608040–1, 1608043–7, 1608050–1, 9♀, 59.4–92.3 mm TL, 51.3–78.7 mm SL, China: Guangdong, Longmen County (23°73′N, 114°25′E; elev. 65 m), the Zengjiang River (a tributary of the Pearl River), September 2016. leg. Yongxia Chen.</p> <p>Diagnosis. The new species can be distinguished from its congeners by possessing the following combination of characteristics: small body size, SL mean 50 mm in males and 60 mm in females; a small jet spot far smaller than the eye diameter on the upper part of the caudal peduncle; 7–8 narrow rows of dark spots on the caudal fin (Figs 8–9, 14–17); males with a slender and finely serrated lamina circularis at the base of the first branched pectoral fin ray (Fig. 10); mental lobes undeveloped, two superficial longitudinal lobes short and bluntly rounded (Fig. 11); suborbital spine straight, with long processus medio-caudalis (Fig. 12). Cobitis brachysoma Chen YX &amp; Chen YF, sp. nov. is similar to C. microcephala in body size and shape of lamina circularis, but differs from it in having long processus medio-caudalis of suborbital spine (vs. short); caudal peduncle short, length of caudal peduncle 7.3–9.2 (mean 8.4) in SL in males and 7.0–9.9 (mean 8.5) in females (vs. caudal peduncle long, length of caudal peduncle 5.9–6.6 (mean 6.3) in SL in males and 5.3–7.2 (mean 6.3) in females); body slender, depth 6.1–6.6 (mean 6.4) in SL in males and 5.5–8.6 (mean 6.8) in females (vs. sturdy, depth 5.8–6.2 (mean 5.9) in SL in males and 5.0–6.5 (mean 5.6) in females).</p> <p>Description (Figs 8–17, Table 2). D. III–7; A. III–5; V. I–6; P. I–7–8; C. IV–14–16–IV. Body small, elongated, and compressed. Head small and compressed. Snout rounded. Eyes located on upper part and middle of head. Preorbital part of head shorter than postorbital part of head. Mouth small, inferior, with three pairs of short barbels. Length of maxillomandibular barbels longer than diameter of eye. Mental lobes undeveloped, two superficial longitudinal lobes short and bluntly rounded (Fig. 11). Suborbital spine bifid, relatively slender and straight, with a long processus medio-caudalis. Processus latero-caudalis short, less than one-fifth of processus medio-caudalis (Fig. 12). Subdorsal scales small and oval, with a larger focal area, 17–21 radial grooves, and 4–8 supplementary ones (Fig. 13).</p> <p>Dorsal fin long, inserted midway of body; dorsal fin slightly shorter than head length. In males, pectoral fins moderately long, second pectoral fin ray longest (Fig. 15). In females, pectoral fins slightly shorter, third pectoral fin ray longest (Fig. 17). Ventral fins short, small, and approximately at same level as third branched dorsal-fin ray. Anal fin moderately long, located on half of space between ventral and caudal fins and not reach caudal fin. Anal orifice close to anal fin. Caudal fin emarginated tip. Caudal peduncle with ventral adipose crest. Lateral line short, not exceeding length of pectoral fins.</p> <p>Pigmentation pattern. Color pattern characteristic of sexual dimorphism not observed. Head sprinkled with many black dots, and a black stripe extended from the insertion of rostral barbels to eye. L 1 consisted of a row of 5–7 rectangular blotches before dorsal fin that became less regular behind head; 2 on dorsal fin and 6–7 behind dorsal fin. Gap of rectangular blotches larger than width of blotches. L 2 composed of a line of irregularly small spots and that diminished towards end of caudal fin. L 3 composed of a row of horizontally elongated or rounded blotches and diminished towards end of caudal fin. L 4 composed of a line of minute black dots and diminished towards end of caudal fin. L 5 consisted of a row of 11–12 horizontally elongated or rounded blotches. One small jet spot on upper half of caudal fin base and far smaller than eye diameter. 7–8 narrow rows of dark dots on dorsal and caudal fins.</p> <p>Sexual dimorphism. Males smaller than females with proportionally longer pectoral, ventral and anal fins. In males, second pectoral fin ray thickened and elongated, a slender and finely serrated lamina circularis at base of first branched pectoral fin ray. In females, third pectoral fin ray elongated.</p> <p>Distribution. This new species occurs in the Suijiang River (a tributary of the Pearl River) in Guangning County, the Zengjiang River (a tributary of the Pearl River) in Longmen County, and the Nalongjiang River (a tributary of the Moyangjiang River) in Yangjiang County, all from Guangdong, China (Fig. 1).</p> <p>Etymology. The species name is derived from the Greek brachys, meaning short, and soma meaning body, in reference to the short body of the species.</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/83313E31FFAEE512CBFFDF1AFE67E952	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Chen, Yongxia;Chen, Hao;He, Dekui;Chen, Yifeng	Chen, Yongxia, Chen, Hao, He, Dekui, Chen, Yifeng (2018): Two new species of the genus Cobitis (Cypriniformes: Cobitidae) from South China. Zoological Systematics 43 (2): 156-168, DOI: 10.11865/zs.201814, URL: http://zoobank.org/cdb6fbd4-22eb-4e92-9f02-ac6c4d5fbffe
