Iquius nipponicus
#sciart #iki_island #iquius #xenocypris #Xenocyprididae #miocene #japan

Elopichthys is a #monospecificGenus of freshwater #rayfinnedFish belonging to the #family #Xenocyprididae, the East Asian minnows or sharpbellies. The only species in the genus is Elopichthys bambusa, the yellowcheek or kanyu (#Chinese: 鱤魚; #pinyin: gǎnyú).

#NewSpeciesAlert - 𝑂𝑝𝑠𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑖𝑐ℎ𝑡ℎ𝑦𝑠 𝑖𝑟𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑠𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑠. A #NewSpecies of #𝑂𝑝𝑠𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑖𝑐ℎ𝑡ℎ𝑦𝑠 (Teleostei, #Cypriniformes, #Xenocyprididae) from Southeast #China.
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