Revalidation and redescription of Sarcocheilichthys sciistius (Abbott, 1901) (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) from the northern China Author Li, Xuejian Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Evolution, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 1 - 5 Beichen Xilu Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China. & Shanghai Universities Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Taxonomy and Evolution, Shanghai Ocean University, No. 999 Huchenghuan Road, Pudong New District, Shanghai, China. Author Sun, Zhixian Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Evolution, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 1 - 5 Beichen Xilu Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China. Author Tang, Wenqiao Shanghai Universities Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Taxonomy and Evolution, Shanghai Ocean University, No. 999 Huchenghuan Road, Pudong New District, Shanghai, China. Author Zhao, Yahui Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Evolution, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 1 - 5 Beichen Xilu Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China. text Zootaxa 2022 2022-05-27 5141 4 341 357 journal article 61377 10.11646/zootaxa.5141.4.3 18e16495-16c2-4156-9946-6e53e603612c 1175-5326 6592924 9BFE8D4B-67EA-4440-96DF-74DF5ECB5C10

TABLE 2. Morphometric measurements of Sarcocheilichthys sciistius, and S. nigripinnis.

Characters	S. sciistius (Holotype)	S. sciistius (n=18)			S. nigripinnis (n=18)
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		Range	Mode		Range	Mode
Dorsal-fin rays	7	7	7		7	7
Anal-fin rays	5	5	5		6	6
Pectoral-fin rays	/	12−14	13		12–14	13
Pelvic-fin rays	7	7	7		7	7
Lateral line scales	40	40−42	41		38−40	38
Scales above lateral line	4.5	4.5	4.5		4.5−5.5	5
Scales below lateral line	3	3	3		3	3
Pre-dorsal scales	13	12−13	12		11−13	12
Circumpeduncular scales	/	17	17		17	17
		Range	Mean	SD	Range	Mean	SD
Standard Length (mm)	53.4	40.0−71.5	57.5		54.4−96.2	67.9
In percentage of SL
Body depth	25.2	22.8−27.2	24.1	1.4	22.0-25.5	23.6	1.1
Head length	24.2	22.7−26.1	24.5	1.0	22.6-26.4	25.1	1.1
Dorsal-fin length	/	22.8−27.0	24.9	1.2	22.1−27.4	25.2	1.4
Dorsal-fin base length	15.1	13.6−16.1	14.9	0.7	13.4−15.9	14.4	0.8
Pectoral-fin length	20.1	20.0−22.3	21.3	0.6	17.3−23.6	20.5	1.7
Pectoral-fin base length	4.7	3.7−5.3	4.5	0.5	3.7−5.0	4.4	0.4