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Gobiobotia Paucirastella
''Gobiobotia paucirastella'' is a species of small freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is endemic to the Qujiang and Qiantang The Qiantang River, formerly known as the Hangchow River and alternatively romanised as the Tsientang River, is a river in East China. An important commercial artery, it runs for through Zhejiang, passing through the provincial capital H ... rivers in China. References * Gobiobotia Fish described in 1986 {{cyprinidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyprinidae
Cyprinidae is a family of freshwater fish commonly called the carp or minnow family. It includes the carps, the true minnows, and relatives like the barbs and barbels. Cyprinidae is the largest and most diverse fish family and the largest vertebrate animal family in general with about 3,000 species, of which only 1,270 remain extant, divided into about 370 genera. Cyprinids range from about 12 mm in size to the giant barb (''Catlocarpio siamensis''). By genus and species count, the family makes up more than two-thirds of the ostariophysian order Cypriniformes. The family name is derived from the Greek word ( 'carp'). Biology and ecology Cyprinids are stomachless fish with toothless jaws. Even so, food can be effectively chewed by the gill rakers of the specialized last gill bow. These pharyngeal teeth allow the fish to make chewing motions against a chewing plate formed by a bony process of the skull. The pharyngeal teeth are unique to each species and are used ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qiantang River
The Qiantang River, formerly known as the Hangchow River and alternatively romanised as the Tsientang River, is a river in East China. An important commercial artery, it runs for through Zhejiang, passing through the provincial capital Hangzhou before flowing into the East China Sea via Hangzhou Bay south of Shanghai. Its original name, the "Zhe River" or "Zhe Jiang", is the origin of the name of Zhejiang province. The river is also known, along with Hangzhou Bay, for having the world's largest tidal bore, a phenomenon where leading edge of the incoming tide forms a wave (or waves) of water that travels up a river or narrow bay against the direction of the river or bay's current. Etymology Its upper stretch near the AnhuiJiangxi border is also known as the Xin'an River (, "Newly Peaceful"); its middle stretch through the mountains of Zhejiang is also known as the Fuchun River (, "Abundant Spring River"); and the former name of its lower stretchthe Zhe () or Crooked Rive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gobiobotia
''Gobiobotia'' is a genus of cyprinid fish that is found in eastern Asia. Species are typically small bottom dwellers. Species There are currently 19 recognized species in this genus: * '' Gobiobotia abbreviata'' P. W. Fang & Ki. Fu. Wang, 1931 * ''Gobiobotia brevibarba'' T. Mori, 1935 * '' Gobiobotia brevirostris'' Yi-Yu Chen & W. H. Cao, 1977 * '' Gobiobotia cheni'' Bănărescu & Nalbant, 1966 * ''Gobiobotia filifer'' (Garman, 1912) * ''Gobiobotia guilingensis'' Yi-Yu Chen, 1989 * '' Gobiobotia homalopteroidea'' Rendahl ( de), 1932 * ''Gobiobotia jiangxiensis'' E. Zhang & H. Z. Liu, 1995 * ''Gobiobotia kolleri'' Bănărescu & Nalbant, 1966 * ''Gobiobotia lii'' X. Chen, 2022 * ''Gobiobotia longibarba'' P. W. Fang & Ki. Fu. Wang, 1931 * ''Gobiobotia macrocephala'' T. Mori, 1935 * ''Gobiobotia meridionalis'' Yi-Yu Chen & W. H. Cao, 1977 * ''Gobiobotia naktongensis'' T. Mori, 1935 * ''Gobiobotia nicholsi'' Bănărescu & Nalbant, 1966 * ''Gobiobotia pappenheimi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
