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The papers are now published. Tang, Q-Y, H-Z Liu, R Mayden & B-X Xiong, 2006. Comparison of evolutionary rates in the mitochondrial DNA cytochrome b gene and control region and their implications for phylogeny of the Cobitoidea (Teleostei: Cypriniformes). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 39: 34...

Sreekantha, KV Gururaja, K Remadevi, TJ Indra & TV Ramachandra, 2006. Two new fish species of the genus Schistura McClelland (Cypriniformes: Balitoridae) from Western Ghats, India. Zoos' Print Journal 21: 2211–2216.

Without looking at the paper (yet), I would guess that the type series of G. ridens consists of more than one species. It is not inconceivable that the paratypes of G. ridens from Sarawak are not conspecific with the holotype (56–78 scales seems an unusually high variation and one would suspect that...

Tan, HH & CUM Leh, 2006. Three new species of Gastromyzon (Teleostei: Balitoridae) from southern Sarawak. Zootaxa 1126: 1–19.

Abstract

So, Paedocypris isn't the world's smallest fish.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4666736.stm

Heok Hui sent me a pdf, if anyone is interested.

Tan, HH & ZH Sulaiman, 2006. Three new species of Gastromyzon (Teleostei: Balitoridae) from the Temburong River basin, Brunei Darussalam, Borneo. Zootaxa 1117: 1–19.

Abstract

These are two different species of Gastromyzon. The spotted one is G. ctenocephalus.

Because they have only a single unbranched fin ray on the pectoral fins (and I presume the pelvic fins because I cannot see them clearly), this would be Annamia.

Sure thing.

The following two loach papers are now in press for MP&E (Molecular Phylogenetics & Evolution): Tang, Q-Y, H-Z Liu, R Mayden & B-X Xiong. Comparison of evolutionary rates in the mitochondrial DNA cytochrome b gene and control region and their implications for phylogeny of the Cobitoidea (Teleostei: ...

Must be one of the species occurring in the Mekong. Most of the fish I have seen from that region are Mekong species.

The weight of evidence favors Heok Hui, essentially because the revision of Gastromyzon was part of his PhD dissertation. He has seen more Gastromyzon , both alive and dead, than anyone on this planet. This includes all the types, all the descriptions, everything. Be a skeptic (and be wrong) all you...

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