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Etymology: Sinocyclocheilus: Latin, sino, sina = from China + Greek, kyklos = circle + Greek, cheilos = lip (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Ji Cun-Shan was a Chinese ichthyologist at the Fishery Institute of Guangxi, Zhuang Autonomous Region. He described another member of this genus, Sinocyclocheilus guilinensis (1985). (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Temperate
Asia: China.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 16.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 115013); max. published weight: 23.70 g (Ref. 115013)
Dorsal soft rays (total): 7; Anal soft rays: 5; Vertebrae: 36 - 38. This species is most similar in body shape to Sinocyclocheilus guilinensis but it differs by the following characters: higher scale row counts above lateral line, 27-29 vs. 19-20; higher scale row counts below the lateral line, 15-17 vs. 11-12; higher circumpeduncular scale counts 46-50 vs. 34-36; fewer gill rakers, 6-7 vs. 8-11 (Ref. 76842).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Shan, X., R. Lin, P. Yue and X. Chu, 2000. Cyprinidae: Barbinae. p. 3-170. In P. Yue et al. (Eds). Fauna Sinica. Osteichthyes. Cypriniformes III. Science Press. Beijing. 1-661. (Ref. 45620)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01288 (0.00720 - 0.02306), b=3.01 (2.86 - 3.16), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 2.9 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).