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Gaoligongia

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Gaoligongia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Gaoligongia
Liu, Liu, Xu, He, He & Chen, 2026
Species:
G. integrigymnatus
Binomial name
Gaoligongia integrigymnatus
(Mo, 1989)

Gaoligongia is a monotypic genus of cyprinid in the family Schizopygopsinae. The only species is Gaoligongia integrigymnatus.[2] It is endemic to Gaoligong Mountain where it lives in the Irrawaddy River basin (Longchuanjiang and Dayingjiang Rivers) as well as the Nujiang River in Tengchong, Yunnan, China[2] and has a maximum length of 12.9 cm (5.1 in).[2] The genus was erected in 2026.[3]

References

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  1. ↑ Cao, L.; Chen, X.-Y. (2024). "Gymnodiptychus integrigymnatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2024 e.T181244A1713210. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Gymnodiptychus integrigymnatus". FishBase. May 2019 version.
  3. ↑ Cai-Xin Liu; Shu-Wei Liu; Lu-Lu Xu; You He; De-Kui He; and Xiao-Yong Chen (7 July 2026). "Integrative taxonomic evidence supports a new genus of Schizopygopsinae and a redefinition of the genus Gymnodiptychus (Cypriniformes, Cyprinidae)". Taxonomy. 6 43: 1–17.