Li, J., Li, X.-H. & Chen, X.-L., 2008
A new species of the genus Leptobotia from Guangxi, China (Cypriniformes: Cobitidae).Abstract
A new species Leptobotia punctatus sp. nov. has been recognized based on collections from Qianjiang River in Guiping City (23°24′N,110°24′E), Guangxi, China in Oct. 2007. The new species belongs to the genus Leptobotia since it has 3 pair of mouth barbels, simple suborbital spine and with scales on cheek. It is closely related to L. guilinensis Chen and L. posterodorsalis Lan et Chen through sharing following features: having no button-like papillae on chin region, little eye, short mouth barbels.
LI Jie, LI Xin-Hui1, CHEN Xiang-Lin.
Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica, 33(3): 630-633, 2008.