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Sinocyclocheilus
Sinocyclocheilus is a genus of freshwater cyprinid fish endemic to the karst landscapes of southwestern China, predominantly in the provinces of Guizhou, Yunnan, and the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Almost all of its species live in or around caves and most of these have adaptions typical of cavefish such as a lack of scales, lack of pigmentation and reduced eyes (some are completely blind). Several species have an unusual hunchbacked appearance and some of the cave-dwellers have a "horn" on the back (above the forehead), the function of which is unclear. In contrast, the non-cave or surface-associated lineages within the genus lack many of these highly specialized features. Adult sizes vary across species, but many reach up to ~23 cm (9.1 in) in total length. Many species are highly restricted in range (often to single caves or cave systems) and have small populations. Conservation status of evaluated species is often of concern, while many species populations in the genus have yet to be evaluated by the IUCN.
The type species is S. tingi. The name is derived from the Latin word sino, meaning "from China", and the Greek word kyklos, meaning "circle", and the Greek word cheilos, meaning "lip".
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 79 known species
Sinocyclocheilus grahami
speciesSinocyclocheilus grahami
Sinocyclocheilus malacopterus
speciesSinocyclocheilus malacopterus
Sinocyclocheilus yishanensis
speciesSinocyclocheilus yishanensis
Sinocyclocheilus angustiporus
speciesSinocyclocheilus angustiporus
Sinocyclocheilus microphthalmus
speciesSinocyclocheilus microphthalmus
Sinocyclocheilus anophthalmus
speciesSinocyclocheilus anophthalmus
Sinocyclocheilus jii
speciesSinocyclocheilus jii
Sinocyclocheilus maitianheensis
speciesSinocyclocheilus maitianheensis
Sinocyclocheilus anshuiensis
speciesSinocyclocheilus anshuiensis
Sinocyclocheilus guilinensis
speciesSinocyclocheilus guilinensis
Sinocyclocheilus wenshanensis
speciesSinocyclocheilus wenshanensis
Sinocyclocheilus multipunctatus
speciesSinocyclocheilus multipunctatus
Sinocyclocheilus brevibarbatus
speciesSinocyclocheilus brevibarbatus
Sinocyclocheilus gracilicaudatus
speciesSinocyclocheilus gracilicaudatus
Sinocyclocheilus huangtianensis
speciesSinocyclocheilus huangtianensis
Sinocyclocheilus hugeibarbus
speciesSinocyclocheilus hugeibarbus
Sinocyclocheilus longibarbatus
speciesSinocyclocheilus longibarbatus
Sinocyclocheilus luolouensis
speciesSinocyclocheilus luolouensis
Sinocyclocheilus maculatus
speciesSinocyclocheilus maculatus
Sinocyclocheilus mashanensis
speciesSinocyclocheilus mashanensis
Sinocyclocheilus oxycephalus
speciesSinocyclocheilus oxycephalus
Sinocyclocheilus qiubeiensis
speciesSinocyclocheilus qiubeiensis
Sinocyclocheilus tianlinensis
speciesSinocyclocheilus tianlinensis
Sinocyclocheilus wui
speciesSinocyclocheilus wui
Sinocyclocheilus albeoguttatus
speciesSinocyclocheilus albeoguttatus
Sinocyclocheilus macroscalus
speciesSinocyclocheilus macroscalus
Sinocyclocheilus bannaensis
speciesSinocyclocheilus bannaensis
Sinocyclocheilus zhenfengensis
speciesSinocyclocheilus zhenfengensis
Sinocyclocheilus punctatus
speciesSinocyclocheilus punctatus
Sinocyclocheilus convexiforeheadus
speciesSinocyclocheilus convexiforeheadus
Sinocyclocheilus pingshanensis
speciesSinocyclocheilus pingshanensis
Sinocyclocheilus ronganensis
speciesSinocyclocheilus ronganensis
Sinocyclocheilus longicornus
speciesSinocyclocheilus longicornus
Sinocyclocheilus xiejiahuai
speciesSinocyclocheilus xiejiahuai
Sinocyclocheilus guiyang
speciesSinocyclocheilus guiyang
Sinocyclocheilus longifinus
speciesSinocyclocheilus longifinus
Sinocyclocheilus macrolepis
speciesSinocyclocheilus macrolepis
Sinocyclocheilus wumengshanensis
speciesSinocyclocheilus wumengshanensis
Sinocyclocheilus donglanensis
speciesSinocyclocheilus donglanensis
Sinocyclocheilus qujingensis
speciesSinocyclocheilus qujingensis
Sinocyclocheilus rhinocerous
speciesSinocyclocheilus rhinocerous
Sinocyclocheilus biangularis
speciesSinocyclocheilus biangularis
Sinocyclocheilus jiuxuensis
speciesSinocyclocheilus jiuxuensis
Sinocyclocheilus guanyangensis
speciesSinocyclocheilus guanyangensis
Sinocyclocheilus macrocephalus
speciesSinocyclocheilus macrocephalus
Sinocyclocheilus angularis
speciesSinocyclocheilus angularis
Sinocyclocheilus tileihornes
speciesSinocyclocheilus tileihornes
Sinocyclocheilus aquihornes
speciesSinocyclocheilus aquihornes
Sinocyclocheilus bicornutus
speciesSinocyclocheilus bicornutus
Sinocyclocheilus brevis
speciesSinocyclocheilus brevis
Sinocyclocheilus broadihornes
speciesSinocyclocheilus broadihornes
Sinocyclocheilus guishanensis
speciesSinocyclocheilus guishanensis
Crossed-Fork Back Golden-line Fish
speciesSinocyclocheilus furcodorsalis
Sinocyclocheilus huaningensis
speciesSinocyclocheilus huaningensis
Hyaline fish
speciesSinocyclocheilus hyalinus
Sinocyclocheilus lateristriatus
speciesSinocyclocheilus lateristriatus
Sinocyclocheilus tingi
speciesSinocyclocheilus tingi
Sinocyclocheilus yangzongensis
speciesSinocyclocheilus yangzongensis
Sinocyclocheilus aluensis
speciesSinocyclocheilus aluensis
Sinocyclocheilus lingyunensis
speciesSinocyclocheilus lingyunensis
Where it lives
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