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<mods:title>Triplophysa wulongensis, a new species of cave-dwelling loach (Teleostei, Nemacheilidae) from Chongqing, Southwest China</mods:title>
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<mods:namePart>Chen, Shijing</mods:namePart>
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<mods:namePart>Shu, Lu</mods:namePart>
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<mods:namePart>Peng, Zuogang</mods:namePart>
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; 
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material.
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<typeStatus>Holotype</typeStatus>
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SWU2019051309, male, 64.0 mm SL. P. 
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. 
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: 
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; 
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: subterranean pool in 
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(
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); collected by 
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, 
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.
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<typeStatus>Paratypes</typeStatus>
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SWU2019051301-2019051308, 
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, 49.0- 
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="179">Triplophysa wulongensis</emphasis>
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sp. nov., 
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, SWU 2019051309, 64.0 mm SL 
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lateral view 
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dorsal view 
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ventral view.
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="179">Diagnosis.</paragraph>
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<taxonomicName authorityName="Chen &amp; Sheraliev &amp; Shu &amp; Peng" authorityYear="2021" class="Actinopterygii" family="Nemacheilidae" genus="Triplophysa" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Triplophysa wulongensis" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="wulongensis">
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can be distinguished from its congeners by the following combination of characters: eyes present (vs absent in 
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="179">T. anshuiensis</emphasis>
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, 
<taxonomicName class="Pisces" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="T. erythraea" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="erythraea">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="179">T. erythraea</emphasis>
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, 
<taxonomicName class="Pisces" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="T. huanjiangensis" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="huanjiangensis">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="179">T. huanjiangensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
Yang, Wu &amp; Lan, 2011, 
<taxonomicName class="Pisces" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="T. rosa" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="rosa">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="179">T. rosa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
Chen &amp; Yang, 2005, 
<taxonomicName class="Pisces" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="T. xiangxiensis" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="xiangxiensis">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="179">T. xiangxiensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and 
<taxonomicName class="Pisces" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="T. posterodorsalus" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="posterodorsalus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="179">T. posterodorsalus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
); anterior nostril barbel-like (vs anterior nostril not elongate to barbel-like in 
<taxonomicName class="Pisces" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="T. erythraea" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="erythraea">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="179">T. erythraea</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName class="Pisces" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="T. flavicorpus" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="flavicorpus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="179">T. flavicorpus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName class="Pisces" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="T. huapingensis" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="huapingensis">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="179">T. huapingensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
Zheng, Yang &amp; Chen, 2012 and 
<taxonomicName class="Pisces" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="T. tianxingensis" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="tianxingensis">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="179">T. tianxingensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
): caudal fin with 18 branched rays (vs 
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<taxonomicName class="Pisces" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="T. guizhouensis" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="guizhouensis">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="179">T. guizhouensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName class="Pisces" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="T. lingyunensis" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="lingyunensis">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="179">T. lingyunensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(Liao, Wang &amp; Luo, 1997), 
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="179">T. nandanensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName class="Pisces" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="T. shilinensis" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="shilinensis">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="179">T. shilinensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and 
<taxonomicName class="Pisces" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="T. zhenfengensis" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="zhenfengensis">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="179">T. zhenfengensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
Wang &amp; Li, 2001), vertebrae 4+38-39 (vs 
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<taxonomicName class="Pisces" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="T. nasobarbatula" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="nasobarbatula">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="179">T. nasobarbatula</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
Wang &amp; Li, 2001 and 
<taxonomicName class="Pisces" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="T. sanduensis" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="sanduensis">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="179">T. sanduensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
; 
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<taxonomicName class="Pisces" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="T. siluroides" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="siluroides">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="179">T. siluroides</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
); predorsal length 50.4-54.2% of standard length (vs 46.1-48.0% in 
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="179">T. sanduensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
); posterior chamber of gas bladder degenerate (vs developed in 
<taxonomicName class="Pisces" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="T. anshuiensis" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="anshuiensis">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="179">T. anshuiensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName class="Pisces" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="T. tianxingensis" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="tianxingensis">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="179">T. tianxingensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and 
<taxonomicName class="Pisces" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="T. xichouensis" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="xichouensis">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="179">T. xichouensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
); body smooth and scaleless (vs body covered by scales in 
<taxonomicName class="Pisces" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="T. longipectoralis" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="longipectoralis">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="179">T. longipectoralis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
Zheng, Du, Chen &amp; Yang, 2009 and 
<taxonomicName class="Pisces" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="T. yunnanensis" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="yunnanensis">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="179">T. yunnanensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
); lateral line complete (vs incomplete in 
<taxonomicName class="Pisces" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="T. huanjiangensis" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="huanjiangensis">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="179">T. huanjiangensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
); and pelvic-fin tip not reaching to anus (vs reaching to anus in 
<taxonomicName class="Pisces" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="T. gejiuensis" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="gejiuensis">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="179">T. gejiuensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName class="Pisces" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="T. macrocephala" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="macrocephala">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="179">T. macrocephala</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
Yang, Wu &amp; Yang, 2012, 
<taxonomicName class="Pisces" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="T. rosa" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="rosa">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="179">T. rosa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and 
<taxonomicName class="Pisces" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="T. qiubeiensis" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="qiubeiensis">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="179">T. qiubeiensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
).
</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="179">Description.</paragraph>
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Morphometric data of the 
<typeStatus>type</typeStatus>
specimens of 
<taxonomicName class="Pisces" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="T. wulongensis" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="wulongensis">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="179">T. wulongensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
are presented in Table 
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. D, 2/8-9; A, 1/5-6; P, 1/8-9; 
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, 1/5-7; C, 18; vertebrae: 4+38-39 (five specimens).
</paragraph>
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="179">Table 3.</emphasis>
Morphometric data of 
<typeStatus>type</typeStatus>
specimens of 
<taxonomicName authorityName="Chen &amp; Sheraliev &amp; Shu &amp; Peng" authorityYear="2021" class="Actinopterygii" family="Nemacheilidae" genus="Triplophysa" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Triplophysa wulongensis" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="wulongensis">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="179">Triplophysa wulongensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
sp. nov. SD = standard deviation.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="179">
<table pageId="0" pageNumber="179">
<tr pageId="0" pageNumber="179">
<th colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="2">Morphometric characters</th>
<th colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">
<typeStatus>Holotype</typeStatus>
</th>
<th colspan="4" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">
<typeStatus>Paratypes</typeStatus>
(SWU2019051301-08)
</th>
</tr>
<tr pageId="0" pageNumber="179">
<th colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">SWU2019051309</th>
<th colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">Min</th>
<th colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">Max</th>
<th colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">Mean</th>
<th colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">SD</th>
</tr>
<tr pageId="0" pageNumber="179">
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">SL (mm)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">64</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">49</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">67.2</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">55.7</td>
<td colspan="1" isEmpty="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">-</td>
</tr>
<tr pageId="0" pageNumber="179">
<td colspan="6" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">% SL</td>
</tr>
<tr pageId="0" pageNumber="179">
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">Lateral head length (HL)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">22.9</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">20.4</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">23.5</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">22.6</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">1</td>
</tr>
<tr pageId="0" pageNumber="179">
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">Body depth</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">13.3</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">9.3</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">13.6</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">12.1</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">1.3</td>
</tr>
<tr pageId="0" pageNumber="179">
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">Predorsal length</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">54.2</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">50.4</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">53.3</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">51.9</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">0.9</td>
</tr>
<tr pageId="0" pageNumber="179">
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">Postdorsal length</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">40.7</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">34</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">39.4</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">36.7</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">1.4</td>
</tr>
<tr pageId="0" pageNumber="179">
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">Prepelvic length</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">49.6</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">48.3</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">50.9</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">49.7</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">0.9</td>
</tr>
<tr pageId="0" pageNumber="179">
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">Preanal length</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">76</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">71.5</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">77.7</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">73.4</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">1.8</td>
</tr>
<tr pageId="0" pageNumber="179">
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">Preanus length</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">70</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">67.4</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">70.2</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">69</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">1</td>
</tr>
<tr pageId="0" pageNumber="179">
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">Dorsal-fin height</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">15.9</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">15</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">19.8</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">16.5</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">1.5</td>
</tr>
<tr pageId="0" pageNumber="179">
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">Dorsal-fin base length</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">12</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">10.7</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">13.4</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">12.4</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">0.9</td>
</tr>
<tr pageId="0" pageNumber="179">
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">Anal-fin height</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">14.1</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">12.4</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">16.5</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">14.5</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">1.3</td>
</tr>
<tr pageId="0" pageNumber="179">
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">Anal-fin base length</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">6.6</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">6.6</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">8.2</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">7.4</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">0.6</td>
</tr>
<tr pageId="0" pageNumber="179">
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">Pelvic-fin length</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">12.4</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">12.5</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">14.5</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">13.2</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">0.6</td>
</tr>
<tr pageId="0" pageNumber="179">
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">Pectoral-fin length</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">16.6</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">15.6</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">18.4</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">17.6</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">1</td>
</tr>
<tr pageId="0" pageNumber="179">
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">Caudal-fin length</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">17.8</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">15.9</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">20.8</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">18.1</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">1.3</td>
</tr>
<tr pageId="0" pageNumber="179">
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">Caudal-peduncle length (CPL)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">20.8</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">14.2</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">18.4</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">16.6</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">1.2</td>
</tr>
<tr pageId="0" pageNumber="179">
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">Caudal-peduncle depth (CPD)</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">9.4</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">7.6</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">9.4</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">8.5</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">0.7</td>
</tr>
<tr pageId="0" pageNumber="179">
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">Pectoral-pelvic distance</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">26.8</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">24.6</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">28.6</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">26.6</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">1.1</td>
</tr>
<tr pageId="0" pageNumber="179">
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">Pelvic-anal distance</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">26.4</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">21.6</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">26.9</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">23.7</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">1.4</td>
</tr>
<tr pageId="0" pageNumber="179">
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">Vent-anal fin origin distance</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">6.2</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">4</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">7.2</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">5.8</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">1</td>
</tr>
<tr pageId="0" pageNumber="179">
<td colspan="6" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">%HL</td>
</tr>
<tr pageId="0" pageNumber="179">
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">Head depth</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">53.8</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">45.3</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">54.2</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">50.6</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">2.9</td>
</tr>
<tr pageId="0" pageNumber="179">
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">Head width</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">62.2</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">55.7</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">65.8</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">62.4</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">3.5</td>
</tr>
<tr pageId="0" pageNumber="179">
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">Snout length</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">39</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">38.9</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">45</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">41.9</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">1.9</td>
</tr>
<tr pageId="0" pageNumber="179">
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">Eye diameter</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">11.1</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">12.2</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">19.1</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">17</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">2.1</td>
</tr>
<tr pageId="0" pageNumber="179">
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">Interorbital width</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">38.7</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">38.5</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">43.1</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">41.3</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">1.5</td>
</tr>
<tr pageId="0" pageNumber="179">
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">Postorbital head length</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">45</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">37.9</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">46.8</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">43.8</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">2.8</td>
</tr>
<tr pageId="0" pageNumber="179">
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">Maxillary barbel length</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">21.8</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">27.2</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">35.9</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">29.8</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">3.2</td>
</tr>
<tr pageId="0" pageNumber="179">
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">Inner rostral barbel length</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">16.5</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">20.1</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">23.4</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">21.6</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">1.2</td>
</tr>
<tr pageId="0" pageNumber="179">
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">Outer rostral barbel length</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">21.4</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">25.9</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">41.5</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">32.4</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">4.5</td>
</tr>
<tr pageId="0" pageNumber="179">
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">CPD/CPL</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">45.3</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">44.3</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">57.4</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">51.2</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" rowspan="1">4.5</td>
</tr>
</table>
</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="179">
Body elongated, slightly compressed anteriorly and more strongly compressed posteriorly. Deepest point of body in front of dorsal fin origin, body depth 9.3-13.6% of SL. Caudal peduncle depth/caudal peduncle length range from 44.3% to 57.4%. Head depressed, width greater than depth (62.4% vs 50.6% of HL). Snout moderately blunt and snout length almost equal to postorbital length, approximately 38.9-45.0% of HL. Anterior and posterior nostrils adjacently located; anterior nostril in short tube, each with tip elongated to form a short barbel. Tip of nostril appendage not reaching the anterior margin of eyes. Eyes present, diameter 11.1-19.1% of HL. Mouth inferior, arched; mouth corner situated below anterior nostril. Lips thin; lower lip with well-marked, V-shaped, median notch (Fig. 
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 2" captionStartId="F2" captionText="Figure 2. Triplophysa wulongensis sp. nov., holotype SWU 2019051309, 64.0 mm SL; head in dorsal and ventral view." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1026.61570.figure2" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/524709" pageId="0" pageNumber="179">2</figureCitation>
). Upper jaw covered by upper lip; lower jaw scoop-shaped, not covered medially by lower lip. Three pairs of barbels; inner rostral barbel extending to rictus, 16.5-23.4% of HL; outer rostral barbel not extending to anterior margin of eyes, 21.4-41.5% of HL; maxillary barbel extending to anterior margin of eyes, 21.8-35.9% of HL.
</paragraph>
<caption doi="10.3897/zookeys.1026.61570.figure2" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/524709" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" start="Figure 2" startId="F2">
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="179">
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="179">Figure 2.</emphasis>
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="179">Triplophysa wulongensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
sp. nov., 
<typeStatus>holotype</typeStatus>
SWU 2019051309, 64.0 mm SL; head in dorsal and ventral view.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="179">Dorsal fin emarginate, origin posterior to pelvic fin insertion, situated slightly posterior to midpoint between snout tip and caudal fin base; first branched ray longest; dorsal fin height shorter than lateral head length; tip of dorsal fin reaching vertical of anus. Pectoral fin moderately developed, 56.6-72.9% of distance between pectoral fin and pelvic-fin origins. Pelvic-fin origin situated almost at midpoint between pectoral-fin origin and anal-fin origin, tip of pelvic fin not reaching to anus. Anal-fin origin situated almost at midpoint between pelvic-fin origin and caudal-fin base, distal margin of anal fin truncate; posterior tip of anal fin reaching approximately half distance between anal-fin origin and caudal-fin base. Vent-anal fin-origin distance 4.0-7.2% of SL. Caudal fin emarginate.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="179">Body smooth and scaleless. Cephalic lateral line system developed. Lateral line complete, ending at caudal-fin base. Intestine without bends or loops immediately posterior to stomach; stomach U-shaped. Posterior chamber of gas bladder degenerate.</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="179" type="coloration">
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="179">Coloration.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="179">In formalin-fixed specimens, body yellowish dorsally, gradually lighter toward ventral side. Fins semitransparent. Body dorsally and laterally covered with irregular, brown blotches; 6-8 distinct dark brown blotches along dorsal midline.</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="179" type="sexual dimorphism">
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="179">Sexual dimorphism.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="179">Sexual dimorphism was not detected. This may reflect that the sampling time was outside the breeding season of this species.</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="179" type="distribution">
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="179">Geographical distribution.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="179">
Known only from the 
<typeStatus>type</typeStatus>
series, from a pool in Furong Cave, connected to the Wujiang River near Wulong, (Fig. 
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 3" captionStartId="F3" captionText="Figure 3. Collection site of Triplophysa wulongensis sp. nov. (red triangle) in Chongqing, Southwest China." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1026.61570.figure3" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/524710" pageId="0" pageNumber="179">3</figureCitation>
). 
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="179">Triplophysa wulongensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
was found syntopic with 
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="179">T. rosa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
<caption doi="10.3897/zookeys.1026.61570.figure3" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/524710" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" start="Figure 3" startId="F3">
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="179">
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="179">Figure 3.</emphasis>
Collection site of 
<taxonomicName authorityName="Chen &amp; Sheraliev &amp; Shu &amp; Peng" authorityYear="2021" class="Actinopterygii" family="Nemacheilidae" genus="Triplophysa" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Triplophysa wulongensis" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="wulongensis">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="179">Triplophysa wulongensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
sp. nov. (red triangle) in 
<collectingRegion country="China" name="Chongqing">Chongqing</collectingRegion>
, Southwest 
<collectingCountry name="China">China</collectingCountry>
.
</paragraph>
</caption>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="179" type="etymology">
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="179">Etymology.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="179">
The specific name, 
<taxonomicName authorityName="Chen &amp; Sheraliev &amp; Shu &amp; Peng" authorityYear="2021" class="Actinopterygii" family="Nemacheilidae" genus="Triplophysa" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Triplophysa wulongensis" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="179" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="wulongensis">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="179">Triplophysa wulongensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, refers to the 
<typeStatus>type</typeStatus>
locality in Wulong County, where the 
<typeStatus>type</typeStatus>
specimens were collected; it is an adjective with alternative endings - 
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="179">is</emphasis>
and - 
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="179">e</emphasis>
.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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