TABLE 3 in A new rainbow gudgeon of Sarcocheilichthys (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from Fujian Province, China with redescriptions of S. hainanensis

TABLE 3. Character comparison of Sarcocheilichthys with a vague, not-reached-to-snout lateral stripe from China. “-“ marks the inaccessible data for that species. Note that data of S. davidi and S. kiangsiensis were from their original descriptions and data of S. sciistius from An et al. (2022).
SpeciesCornified Lower lip sheathPharyngeal teeth rowsFemale ovipositorDorsal fin MarkingsBody markingsType localityS. hanjiangensis n. sp.Well developed2Not Extending beyond anal fin originTadpole-like blotchDorsal side dark, with vague lateral streak and scattered black patchesHanjiang, Changtin county, FujianS. nigripinnis Günther, 1873thin2Extends beyond anal fin originLightly pigmented, without specific blotchesVague lateral streak with irregularly scattered blotches, becomes dense posteriorlyShanghaiS. davidi Sauvage, 1878Well developed2-Dusky black, without specific blotchesLateral streak present and scattered black patchesWestern Szechwan, ChinaS. sciistius Abbott, 1910No2Extends beyond anal fin originTranslucent or orange-red with two rows of black spots,Irregularly scattered brown blotches, becomes dense posteriorlyPei-Ho River (Haihe River), Tien-Tsin (Tianjin)S. hainanensis Nichols & Pope, 1927thin1-Stripe along soft ray and a single blotchDorsal side dark, with lateral streak posterior from gill slits to caudal fin baseNodoa, Hainan IslandS. kiangsiensis Nichols, 1930Well developed1-Dusky without specific blotchesDorsal side greyish black, with lateral streak present and scattered black patchesHokou, lower Yangtze River, eastern Kiangsi Province, China