Biblio Entry Summary for Spinibarbus caldwelli
 
Citation Tang, Q., H. Liu, X. Yang and T. Nakajima, 2005, Molecular and morphological data suggest that Spinibarbus caldwelli (Nichols) (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) is a valid species.. Ichthyol. Res. 52:77-82.
Ref. 56617 Tang, Q., H. Liu, X. Yang and T. Nakajima, 2005
Page 77-80
Named Used as Valid Spinibarbus caldwelli
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Locality
Distribution China, Yangtze, Minjian, Jiulongjiang and Pearl rivers
Quote Validity resolved on the basis of molecular and morphological analyses. Molecular divergence shows genetic speciation of hollandi and caldwelli might have occurred 5.6-4.9 million years ago; the former could be a relict species in Taiwan, and the latter dispersed in the Asian mainland.
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