Five newly recorded Cyprinid fish (Teleostei: Cypriniformes) in Myanmar

Zool Res. 2017 Sep 18;38(5):300-309. doi: 10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2017.063.

Abstract

Freshwater fish from the Putao and Myitkyina areas were collected in three ichthyofaunal surveys of the Mali Hka River and tributaries in and around Khakaborazi National Park and Hponkanrazi Wildlife Sanctuary, Kachin State, from 2014-2016. Tor yingjiangensis Chen et Yang 2004, Tor qiaojiensis Wu et al. 1977, Garra qiaojiensis Wu et al. 1977, Garra bispinosa Zhang 2005, and Schizothorax oligolepis Huang 1985, originally described from the upper Irrawaddy (Ayeyarwaddy) River in China, are first reported herein as new records to Myanmar. Counts, measurements, descriptions, photographs, and distributions of the specimens of the five newly recorded species are provided.

Keywords: Cyprinidae; Irrawaddy; Mali Hka River; Myanmar; New record.

MeSH terms

  • Animal Distribution
  • Animals
  • Cypriniformes / anatomy & histology*
  • Cypriniformes / classification*
  • Cypriniformes / physiology
  • Myanmar
  • Species Specificity

Grants and funding

This study was supported by the Southeast Asia Biodiversity Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Science (Y4ZK111B01)