Niwaella, Nalbant, 1963
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https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5583.1.5 |
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lsid:zoobank.org:pub:5BD9EECB-50CD-4810-AE0A-9868F0645681 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14922073 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/951A6273-111E-FFBE-FF79-FF6D2CA5FD7F |
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Plazi |
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Niwaella |
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Key to Chinese species of Niwaella View in CoL
1a. Lower jaw unexposed or fully covered by lower lip.......................................................... 2
1b. Lower jaw exposed or separated from lower lip............................................................. 4
2a. Transverse black bars on dorsum and upper part of flank (Ding-Jiang).................................... N.tigrina
2b. A row of transverse black blotches on dorsum and vermicular black marks on upper part of flank...................... 3
3a. Four branched anal-fin rays (Dongtiao-Xi)........................................................ N.brevipinna
3b. Six branched anal-fin rays (Xin-Jiang)......................................................... N. xinjiangensis View in CoL
4a. A distinct blackish mid-dorsal stripe from behind head to caudal-fin basin, and 8–10 brownish or black vertical bars on lower part of flank......................................................................................... 5
4b. An indistinct blackish mid-dorsal stripe from behind head to caudal-fin basin, and more no fewer than 15 brownish or black vertical bars on lower part of flank........................................................................ 6
5a. Suborbital spine straight, with shorter processus latero-caudalis less than one-fifth of processus medio-caudalis (Dongtiao-Xi).......................................................................................... N. fimbriata
5b. Suborbital spine curved, with longer processus latero-caudalis more than one-third of processus medio-caudalis (Shuai-Shui)........................................................................................... N.nigrolinea
6a. Seven branched dorsal-fin rays (Qu-Jiang)...................................................... N. qujiangensis
6b. Six branched dorsal-fin rays............................................................................ 7
7a. Barbels shorter than eye diameter(Yong-Jiang)................................................. N. laterimaculata View in CoL
7b. Barbels longer than or equal to eye diameter (Cao’e-Jiang).......................................... N. longibarba View in CoL
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