Sinocyclocheilus guilinensis
Encyclopedia
Sinocyclocheilus guilinensis is a species
of ray-finned fish in the genus
Sinocyclocheilus
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Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
of ray-finned fish in the genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
Sinocyclocheilus
Sinocyclocheilus
Sinocyclocheilus is a genus of cyprinid fish endemic to China. Almost all of its species live in or around caves. The type species is Sinocyclocheilus 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,...
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