A new species in the world, "Tiaoxi bream", was discovered in Zhejiang. How do you pronounce this word?

Recently, in the mother river Tiaoxi in Yuhang, Hangzhou, Zhejiang

The native survey team discovered a new fish species

——Tiaoxi bream

It is a fish of the genus Cyprinidae in the order Cypriniformes.

The Tiaoxi bream is a new species discovered for the first time

They like to live in the Tiaoxi River system where the water flow is relatively gentle.

Small pebbles on the bottom

or in a clear shallow stream of gravel

Currently only in Yuhang and Deqing

The discovery of the Tiaoxi River Basin in the two places

Its discovery is the first time that Yuhang’s wild animals and plants have been discovered.

A landmark achievement of the background survey

It also means Tiaoxi

Now has a species named after him

The Tiaoxi bream is small in size.

The whole body shines with royal blue metallic luster

It is decorated with lemon yellow

Like a gem in the water

Dreamy and dazzling

The beautiful Tiaoxi bream, the white particles on its mouth are star beads

What is mullet?

Liè is one of the most beautiful native fish in my country.

Also called peach blossom fish

Records of the Chinese croaker

The earliest can be traced back to the Southern Dynasty 1500 years ago

Initially, this fish may have been known to have a very developed anal fin.

It is named after the mane (mane) on the neck of a wild beast.

Holotype specimen of Tiaoxi bream (male on top, female on bottom)

Today

The term "鱲" refers to a broad group of fish belonging to the subfamily Opsariichthyinae of the Cyprinidae family.

Males of this group

Often displays unusually bright colors during the breeding season

And a well-developed star bead grows on the head

Used for fighting and courtship

The most common genus is

The genus currently contains three species:

Broadfin bream (Zacco platypus)

Chinese snapper (Zacco sinensis)

Spiny bream (Zacco acanthogenys)

Discovery of new fish species

Determining a new species requires extreme rigor

Not only in terms of morphological characteristics

Different from other species

At the same time, molecular systematic analysis

Prove that these samples are similar to previously discovered species

There are also significant differences at the genetic level

The survey team members collected samples

A closer look

Conduct cooperative research with Zhejiang Forest Resources Monitoring Center, Shanghai Ocean University, etc.

Finally, they jointly confirmed the birth of the new species.

Streams in the Tiaoxi River Basin

So what should we name this new species?

The players were very excited at that time.

Everyone expressed their opinions

Some are named after their appearance

There are also other aspects such as color...

After intense discussion

Finally, it was decided to name it Zacco tiaoxiensis.

Not only can it help people understand the origin of its model

I hope to pay tribute to the mother river of my hometown, Tiaoxi River, in this way.

Tiaoxi River is one of the eight major river systems in Zhejiang Province.

It is the main source of water for Taihu Lake.

Because reeds grow along the stream

People call reed flowers "tiao" stream

The bank is full of sweet potato flowers, and the name comes from the fact that the sweet potato flowers often fly in the air in autumn.

The basin covers the eastern part of Lin'an District, Yuhang District, Deqing County, Anji County, Changxing County, and Huzhou City

It is the most important natural river in Zhejiang Province.

Crowds of people admiring reed flowers in Tiaoxi in autumn