A new species of Lepidocephalichthys (Teleostei: Cobitidae) with distinctive sexual dimorphism and comments on relationships in southern lineages of Cobitidae

• Main Authors: Justin C. Havird, Lawrence M. Page, Weerapongse Tangjitjaroen, Chavalit Vidthayanon, Chaiwut Grudpan, Suriya Udduang
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Agricultural and Biological Sciences
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=77955480516&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/50444
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Lepidocephalichthys (Telostei: Cobitidae) is diagnosed as being unique among cobitids in having the 7-8th pectoral rays of mature males modified. Recently collected material from Thailand included a new species of Lepidocephalichthys in which mature males have a large (extending over ∼75% of the fin...