Bibarba parvoculus

Bibarba parvoculus

A cave loach endemic to Guangxi karst

Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
East Asia
Elongated
Small
Tropical fish

Bibarba parvoculus is a cave-dwelling species of loach endemic to a karst cave in Guangxi in southern China. Its only known congener (an organism within the same genus) is the surface-dwelling Bibarba bibarba, from which it is believed to have evolutionarily split in the Early Miocene.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Cobitidae
Genus: Bibarba
Water type: Freshwater
Body shape: elongated