#NewSpecies!
New cavefish from #china just swam in:

Triplophysa xingyiensis

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/8DCCFC92-10EF-5216-AAB8-DCE17048D2BB
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.102.176660
#ZSEvolution #TriplophysaXingyiensis

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #fish #TeamFish #fishfriday #ichthyology #cavefish

#NewSpecies!
New cave-dwelling loach from #china just surfaced:

Yunnanilus mentibarbatus

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0830374A-286A-5598-AECA-85D41730F51E
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.101.162354
#ZoosystematicsAndEvolution #YunnanilusMentibarbatus

#FAIRdata
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#NewSpecies!
New cave-dwelling loach from #china just surfaced:

Triplophysa baishuijiangensis

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/9CBCB7B0-7F40-5A0C-AAE6-3606589F7F02
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1253.153155
#ZooKeys #TriplophysaBaishuijiangensis

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#NewSpecies!
New cave-dwelling hillstream loach from #china just surfaced:

Balitora dehouensis

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/D5EAFFD5-C4B3-5B78-83CC-C75197E4A212
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.101.157180
#ZoosystematicsAndEvolution #BalitoraDehouensis

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#NewSpecies!
New cavefish from #china just surfaced:

Triplophysa xiuwenensis

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C90F39E8-792C-543F-BBE4-C923C9CC16E0
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.101.154380
#ZoosystematicsAndEvolution #TriplophysaXiuwenensis

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#NewSpecies!
New cave fish from #oman just swam in:

Garra cavernicola

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03BBC80B-FFE7-FFE5-FF55-FB8AFE75BDA5
Publication: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5601.2.7
#Zootaxa #GarraCavernicola

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#NewSpecies!
New cavefish from #china just swam in:

Claea scet

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/DD63F2B6-96CD-5C12-BA14-55760FACDCB5
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.101.146469
#Zoosyst_Evo #ClaeaScet

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#CaveFish Adolescence Means Sprouting Taste Buds in Weird Places
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/cave-fish-adolescence-means-sprouting-taste-buds-in-weird-places/

The spatiotemporal and genetic architecture of extraoral taste buds in #Astyanax cavefish https://www.nature.com/articles/s42003-024-06635-2

"In eastern #Mexico’s underground caverns, a blind #fish undergoes a peculiar adolescence: as it approaches maturity, #TasteBuds begin to sprout under its chin and on top of its head, creeping toward its back... they might be helping the fish detect bat droppings in the utterly dark #caves"