identifier	taxonID	type	CVterm	format	language	title	description	additionalInformationURL	UsageTerms	rights	Owner	contributor	creator	bibliographicCitation
A27E87F5FFF1FFFEFF14DE5E8AE4F940.text	A27E87F5FFF1FFFEFF14DE5E8AE4F940.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Pararasbora moltrechti Regan 1908	<div><p>Pararasbora moltrechti Regan, 1908</p><p>(Figs 1–6)</p><p>Pararasbota moltrechti Regan, 1908: 360 (Lake Candidius—Sun Moon Lake, Taiwan); Chen &amp; Fang, 1999: 82.</p><p>Aphyocypris amnis Liao et al., 2011: 658 ( Jusheui River basin, Taiwan).</p><p>Material examined</p><p>Lectotype. BMNH 1909.4.28.24, 54.8 mm SL, coll. A. Moltrecht.,  Lake Candidius, Taiwan.</p><p>NMNSF000273, 7 specimens, 38.6–55.4 mm SL,  Dajar River basin, Shinsher County, Taichung, Coll. NH Jang-Liaw, 13 November 2003  .</p><p>NTOUP-2006-07-245, 10 specimens, 43.6–68.5 mm SL,  Wu River basin, Nantou County, Taiwan, N.H. Jang-Liaw et al., July, 2006  .</p><p>NTOUP-2007-05-303, 14 specimens, 54.3–86.6 mm SL,  Jushuei River basin, Nantou County, Taiwan, N.H. Jang-Liaw et al., May, 2007  .</p><p>Redescription</p><p>Dorsal fin 3+7; anal fin 3+7; pectoral fin 1+12–13; pelvic fin 1+7; gill racker modally 8; pharyngeal teeth 4, 4 – 4, 4; lateral fin scales 34–37; scales above lateral line 6–7; scales below lateral line 2; predorsal scale rows 19–20. No distinct difference between river basins.</p><p>Body elongate and compressed; a ventral keel extending from point of origin of pelvic fin to anus. All body proportion shown in Table 1. No distinct morphometric differences between the population of Wu—Dajar river basins and population of Jushuei River basins.</p><p>Head rather wide and moderately large. Eye very large. Snout rather short. Maxillary rather oblique, extending just beyond vertical of orbit. No barbel. Body with moderate cycloid scales. Dorsal fin origin closer to caudal fin base rather than snout. Dorsal and anal fin origin with larger anterior rays. Caudal fin forked.</p><p>Coloration when alive</p><p>Body brownish gray dorsally and mainly sliver laterally with some golden tone. Belly silver to white. Body scattered with vertical, small grayish black marks concentrating more densely in front of rear tip of anal fin base. Eye with a grayish region above pupil. Dorsal and anal fins grayish with somewhat pinkish to orange tones. Caudal fin generally grayish with pinkish centrally.</p><p>There are no distinct differences in coloration of specimens around these three different river basins in Taiwan.</p><p>Distribution</p><p>The species can be found in three main basins: The Dajar River basin, Wu River basin, and Jushuei River basin in Taiwan (Chen &amp; Fang, 1999; Chen &amp; Chang, 2005). It is an endemic species of Taiwan. However, some fish populations have been released and introduced into the Lanyang River basin, Ilan county, potentially seriously threatening and causing the degradation of the native population of  Aphyocypris kikuchii .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/A27E87F5FFF1FFFEFF14DE5E8AE4F940	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Yeh, Ming-Fon;Jang-Liaw, Nian-Hong;Chang, Shih-Tsang;Han, Chiao-Chuan;Ho, Lin-Tai;Wang, Shen-Chih	Yeh, Ming-Fon, Jang-Liaw, Nian-Hong, Chang, Shih-Tsang, Han, Chiao-Chuan, Ho, Lin-Tai, Wang, Shen-Chih (2024): Pararasbora moltrechti Regan, 1908, a senior synonym of Aphyocypris amnis Liao et al., 2011 (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) in Taiwan with morphological and molecular evidence. Zootaxa 5550 (1): 271-277, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5550.1.27, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5550.1.27
