A review of the Barbatula loaches (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae) from north-eastern China, with the description of four new species Author Chen, Hao Author Zhang, Hui Author Chen, Yongxia Author Freyhof, Jörg text Zootaxa 2019 2019-03-07 4565 1 1 36 journal article 28412 10.11646/zootaxa.4565.1.1 e9ffcfc7-9f7c-4212-ae6e-b842b31de6e9 1175-5326 2589489 B9919693-2478-4089-B82E-C25EDFDB2A96

TABLE 3. Character states of Barbatula species from north-eastern China

Character	Nostrils	Lateral expansion of lower lip	Branched dorsal-fin rays	Scale pattern	Mental lobe	Position of pelvic- and dorsal-fin origins	Shape of upper lip	Upper lip covering upper jaw	Shape of snout	Snout and postorbital head length	Dorsal profile shape
TABLE 3. Character states of Barbatula species from north-eastern China
“?”–traits cannot be established due to the unclear description of specimen
B. linjiangensis	Closely set	Absent	7½	Scales sparsely set on flank anterior to dorsal-fin origin, densely set on back and flank behind dorsal-fin origin	Without expansion	Pelvic-fin origin below vertical through dorsal-fin origin	With a shallow median incision	Partly	Blunt	Equal to	Slightly convex
B. nuda	Closely set	Absent	7½	Scales restricted to body behind dorsal-fin base	Without expansion	Pelvic-fin origin below vertical through dorsal-fin origin	With a deep median incision	Partly	Blunt	Equal to	Slightly convex
B. emuensis	Closely set	Absent	7½	Scales sparsely set on flank anterior to dorsal-fin origin, densely set on back and flank behind dorsal-fin origin	Without expansion	Pelvic-fin origin in front of the vertical through the dorsal-fin origin	With a deep median incision	Partly	Blunt	Shorter than	Slightly convex
B. potaninorum	Widely spaced	Short	6½	Scales scattered on back and flank of complete body	Without expansion	Pelvic-fin origin in front of vertical through dorsal-fin origin	With a shallow median incision	?	Blunt	Equal to	?
B. pechiliensis	Widely spaced	Short	7½	Scales restricted to caudal peduncle	With expansion, blade-shaped	Pelvic-fin origin below vertical through dorsal-fin origin or in front	With a shallow median incision	Completely	Blunt	Shorter than	Convex
B. zhangwuensis	Widely spaced	Short	7½	Scales only scattered on back and flank behind dorsal-fin origin	With expansion, blade-shaped	Pelvic-fin behind the vertical through the dorsal-fin origin	With a shallow median incision	Completely	Pointed	Shorter than	Slightly convex
B. liaoyangensis	Widely spaced	Short	7½	Scales sparsely set on flank anterior to dorsal-fin origin, densely set on back and flank behind dorsal-fin origin	With expansion, blade-shaped	Pelvic-fin origin below vertical through dorsal-fin origin	With a shallow median incision	Completely	Pointed	Shorter than	Slightly convex
B. gibba	Widely spaced	Short	7½	Scales restricted to body behind dorsal-fin base	Without expansion	Pelvic-fin origin below vertical through dorsal-fin origin	With a deep median incision	Partly	Blunt	Shorter than	Convex
B. toni	Widely spaced	Short	7½	Scales scattered on back and flank on complete body	Without expansion	Pelvic-fin origin in front of the vertical through the dorsal-fin origin	With a shallow median incision	Completely	Blunt	Equal to	Convex
B. kirinensis	Widely spaced	Short	7½	Scales sparsely set on back anterior to dorsal-fin origin, densely set on back and flank behind dorsal-fin origin	Without expansion	Pelvic-fin origin below vertical through dorsal-fin origin or in front	With a shallow median incision	Partly	Blunt	Shorter than	Slightly convex