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

• Main Authors: Havird J.C., Page L.M., Tangjitjaroen W., Vidthayanon C., Grudpan C., Udduang S.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-77955480516&partnerID=40&md5=32d9b549de0e3703711e4e477e738a9d; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/7515
• 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...