Taxonomy

Lepturichthys fimbriata (Günther, 1888)

Lepturichthys fimbriata has been originally described by Günther in 1888 as Homaloptera fimbrata from the Yangzi River. The genus Lepturichthys currently comprises two valid species L. dolichopterus and L. fimbriata. You can find the species tree below:

 

• Order Cypriniformes
• Family Balitoridae
• Genus Lepturichthys
• Species/Subspecies
• Lepturichthys dolichopterus Dai, 1985
• Lepturichthys fimbriata (Günther, 1888)

The pictures show a specimen preserved in 95% industrial alcohol out of the Shanghai Fisheries University collection. The specimen carries the number A002939. It has been collected in 1977 in the Chinese Fujian Province, which is located opposite of Taiwan on the Chinese mainland.

Marco Endruweit, October 2006, classification tree updated 2008-12-10

YU, LUO & ZHOU (2005) accurately describe the distributional range of Lepturichthys fimbriata. The species is endemic to China and limited to the Yangtze River basin. It is spread over the middle branches of the Yangtze River. L. fimbriata dwells in northern and southern tributaries, but not in the main stream of the Yangtze River itself.