A revision of the spirit loaches, genus Lepidocephalus (Cypriniformes, Cobitidae)

Lepidocephalus has been assumed to include only two species and confined to peninsular Malaysia and Indonesia. How-ever, based on records and collections reported herein, the genus contains five species and is most common in the Chao Phraya basin of Thailand. Large rivers seem to be the preferred ha...

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Main Authors: Deein G., Tangjitjaroen W., Page L.M.
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Published: Magnolia Press 2014
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spelling th-cmuir.6653943832-74392014-08-30T04:11:32Z A revision of the spirit loaches, genus Lepidocephalus (Cypriniformes, Cobitidae) Deein G. Tangjitjaroen W. Page L.M. Lepidocephalus has been assumed to include only two species and confined to peninsular Malaysia and Indonesia. How-ever, based on records and collections reported herein, the genus contains five species and is most common in the Chao Phraya basin of Thailand. Large rivers seem to be the preferred habitat, and difficulty in collecting these rivers may ac-count for the paucity of specimens in collections. The known range of these five species includes western and southern Borneo, Java, Sumatra, peninsular Malaysia, and central Thailand Copyright © 2014 Magnolia Press. 2014-08-30T04:11:32Z 2014-08-30T04:11:32Z 2014 Article 11755334 10.11646/zootaxa.3779.3.2 24871728 http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84896518199&partnerID=40&md5=648055a2c7459cb3864fee88f594ea9e http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/7439 English Magnolia Press
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description Lepidocephalus has been assumed to include only two species and confined to peninsular Malaysia and Indonesia. How-ever, based on records and collections reported herein, the genus contains five species and is most common in the Chao Phraya basin of Thailand. Large rivers seem to be the preferred habitat, and difficulty in collecting these rivers may ac-count for the paucity of specimens in collections. The known range of these five species includes western and southern Borneo, Java, Sumatra, peninsular Malaysia, and central Thailand Copyright © 2014 Magnolia Press.
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author Deein G.
Tangjitjaroen W.
Page L.M.
spellingShingle Deein G.
Tangjitjaroen W.
Page L.M.
A revision of the spirit loaches, genus Lepidocephalus (Cypriniformes, Cobitidae)
author_facet Deein G.
Tangjitjaroen W.
Page L.M.
author_sort Deein G.
title A revision of the spirit loaches, genus Lepidocephalus (Cypriniformes, Cobitidae)
title_short A revision of the spirit loaches, genus Lepidocephalus (Cypriniformes, Cobitidae)
title_full A revision of the spirit loaches, genus Lepidocephalus (Cypriniformes, Cobitidae)
title_fullStr A revision of the spirit loaches, genus Lepidocephalus (Cypriniformes, Cobitidae)
title_full_unstemmed A revision of the spirit loaches, genus Lepidocephalus (Cypriniformes, Cobitidae)
title_sort revision of the spirit loaches, genus lepidocephalus (cypriniformes, cobitidae)
publisher Magnolia Press
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