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A new balitord fish, Hemimyzon sheni n. sp. was collected from the Tar-Ju River basin, Taitung County, southeast Taiwan. The new endemic species can be distinguished from other congeneric species by a combination of the following features: (1) dorsal fin rays 3 + 8, pectoral fin rays 13+11 (total 24); (2) lateral-line scales 78–80 and predorsal scales 31–32; (3) somewhat pointed head shape; (3) small pelvic fin which does not extend to rear vertical of dorsal fin; (4) position of anus close to anal fin base; and (5) predorsal region with many very small light brown marks and unmarked pectoral fin. A diagnostic key to three nominal, endemic species of Hemimyzon from Taiwan is also provided in this paper.
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Chen, IS., Fang, LS. (2009). Hemimyzon sheni, a new species of balitorid fish (Teleostei: Balitoridae) from Taiwan. In: Noakes, D.L.G., Romero, A., Zhao, Y., Zhou, Y. (eds) Chinese Fishes. Developments in Environmental Biology of Fishes, vol 28. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-3458-8_26
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