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King's bullhead

(Liobagrus kingi)

Description

Liobagrus kingi,the King's bullhead,is a species of catfish in the Amblycipitidae family (the torrent catfishes) endemic to China,where it is known to occur in the lake Dianchi basin,in its tributaries and effluent river,the Zhangjiu,and two tributaries of the Jinshajiang (upper Yangtze) river in Sichuan and Yunnan.It has not been recorded in the lake since the 1960s.This species grows to a length of 9.5 centimetres (3.7 in) SL.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Actinopterygii
Order:Siluriformes
Family:Amblycipitidae
Genus:Liobagrus
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