The order Cypriniformes is the most diverse order of freshwater fishes. Recent phylogenetic
studies have approached a consensus on the phylogenetic relationships of Cypriniformes …

Take your knowledge of fishes to the next level Fishes of the World, Fifth Edition is the only
modern, phylogenetically based classification of the world's fishes. The updated text offers …

Nujiang River (NR), an essential component of the biodiversity hotspot of the Mountains of
Southwest China, possesses a characteristic fish fauna and contains endemic species …

Embryonic development is often considered shielded from the effects of natural selection,
being selected primarily for reliable development. However, embryos sometimes represent …

There have been considerable advances in our understanding of the systematics and
ecology of Opisthorchis viverrini; however, this new knowledge has not only clarified but …

Bitterling is a small cyprinid fish facing an increasing risk of extinction owing to habitat
destruction and decreasing freshwater mussel population that are used as their spawning …

The ability to attract mates, acquire resources for reproduction, and successfully outcompete
rivals for fertilizations may make demands on cognitive traits—the mechanisms by which an …

Sexually selected traits have long been thought to drive diversification, but support for this
hypothesis has been persistently controversial. In fishes, sexually dimorphic coloration is …

Parasitic infections elicit host defences that pose energetic trade-offs with other fitness-
related traits. Bitterling fishes and unionid mussels are involved in a two-way parasitic …

Sinorhodeus microlepis (S. microlepis) is recently described as a new species and
represents a new genus Sinorhodeu of the subfamily Acheilognathinae. In this study, we first …