• DOI:10.1007/s10641-009-9452-0
• Corpus ID: 45370523

Hemimyzon sheni, a new species of balitorid fish (Teleostei: Balitoridae) from Taiwan

@article{Chen2009HemimyzonSA,
  title={Hemimyzon sheni, a new species of balitorid fish (Teleostei: Balitoridae) from Taiwan},
  author={I-shiung Chen and Lee-shing Fang},
  journal={Environmental Biology of Fishes},
  year={2009},
  volume={86},
  pages={185-192}
}

• I. Chen, L. Fang
• Published 26 February 2009
• Biology
• Environmental Biology of Fishes

A new balitord fish, Hemimyzon sheni n. sp. was collected from the Tar-Ju River basin, Taitung County, southeast Taiwan. The new endemic species can be distinguished from other congeneric species by a combination of the following features: (1) dorsal fin rays 3 + 8, pectoral fin rays 13+11 (total 24); (2) lateral-line scales 78–80 and predorsal scales 31–32; (3) somewhat pointed head shape; (3) small pelvic fin which does not extend to rear vertical of dorsal fin; (4) position of anus close to anal fin base; and (5) predorsal region with many very small light brown marks and unmarked pectoral fin. A diagnostic key to three nominal, endemic species of Hemimyzon from Taiwan is also provided in this paper.