Niwaella xinjiangensis Chen & Chen, 2005
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Niwaella xinjiangensis Chen & Chen, 2005
- Name authority
- Chen & Chen, 2005
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Cobitidae
- Genus
- Niwaella
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCypriniformes
- familyCobitidae Swainson, 1838
- subfamilyCobitinae Swainson, 1838
- genusNiwaella Nalbant, 1963
- speciesNiwaella xinjiangensis Chen & Chen, 2005
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Niwaella. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Niwaella longibarba Chen & Chen, 2005 | CobitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Niwaella multifasciata (Wakiya & Mori, 1929) | CobitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Niwaella delicata (Niwa, 1937) | CobitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Niwaella laterimaculata (Yan & Zheng, 1984) | CobitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Chen, Y., & Chen, Y. (2005). Revision of the genus Niwaella in China (Pisces, Cobitidae), with description of two new species. Journal of Natural History, 39. https://doi.org/10.1080/00222930400014189 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:47K98. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.