Description of two new species of the genus Paranemachilus (Cypriniformes, Nemacheilidae) from Guangxi, China Author Mo, Hao-Lin https://orcid.org/0009-0001-6674-9490 Key Laboratory of Wildlife Evolution and Conservation in Mountain Ecosystem of Guangxi, Nanning Normal University, Nanning, 530001, China Author Yang, Jian 0000-0001-7115-6713 Key Laboratory of Wildlife Evolution and Conservation in Mountain Ecosystem of Guangxi, Nanning Normal University, Nanning, 530001, China Author Li, Peng Key Laboratory of Wildlife Evolution and Conservation in Mountain Ecosystem of Guangxi, Nanning Normal University, Nanning, 530001, China Author Du, Li-Na Key Laboratory of Ecology of Rare and Endangered Species and Environmental Protection (Guangxi Normal University), Ministry of Education, Guilin, Guangxi, 541004, China text Zoosystematics and Evolution 2024 2024-10-14 100 4 1375 1385 journal article 304530 10.3897/zse.100.129520 b4d20d27-0e8a-419f-a629-c97fda988bdc C676AE6A-A1BE-4017-B11F-516593F09A81

Table 3. Comparison of identifying characteristics between the two new species and its congeners of the genus Paranemachilus.

	Cheek scales	Pectoral-fin rays	body depth of standard length (%)	Preoperculomandibular canal pores	Supraorbital canal pores
Paranemachilus luegvetensis sp. nov.	Present	i, 11–12	13.5–16.8	4–5	15–17
Paranemachilus liui sp. nov.	Present	i, 11–13	18.7–23.2	7–9	11–15
P. jinxiensis	Present	i, 13–14	21.7–25.6	10–11	9
P. genilepis	Present	i, 11–13	17.8–21.0	10	11–12
P. chongzuo	Absent	i, 10	16.6–17.6	Absent	3
P. zhengbaoshani	Absent	i, 11–12	17.0–20.1	11–12	9–10
P. pingguoensis	Absent	i, 12–13	18.2–21.2	11–12	9–10
	Preanus length of standard length (%)		Snout length of head length (%)		Reference
Paranemachilus luegvetensis sp. nov.	68.3–73.9		24.5–32.1		This study
Paranemachilus liui sp. nov.	67.4–74.3		21.4–28.7		This study
P. jinxiensis	/		37–41.7		This study
P. genilepis	76–78.5		30–33.5		This study
P. chongzuo	76.7–78		32.5–37		This study
P. zhengbaoshani	75.3–75.8		33–34.6		This study
P. pingguoensis	75.5–78.2		29.1–36.7		This study