Liobagrus kingi

The adipose fin is connected to the caudal fin with a notch in the middle

Dorsal fin rays I-6-7; anal fin rays iv-10-13; pectoral fin rays I-7-8, pelvic fin rays i-5. Free vertebrae 33-34 (5 specimens).
Body length is 4.5-8.0 times body height, 3.4-4.0 times head length, and 6.2-7.5 times caudal peduncle length. Head length is 3.9-4.9 times snout length, 1.4-1.9 times mouth width, 2.3-4.0 times eye distance, 1.0-1.3 times head width, 1.3-1.7 times mandibular barbel length, and 1.3-1.7 times outer chin barbel length.
Body is long, forequarters is relatively round, and gradually flattened after pelvic fin. Head is wide and its ventral surface is relatively flat. Upper and lower jaws are about base length. Outer chin barbel is the longest, extending backward to the starting point of pectoral fin. The maxillary barbels are equal to or slightly shorter than the outer chin barbels, and do not reach the origin of the pectoral fin. The inner chin barbels are about the same length as the nasal barbels. The upper and lower jaws have a tooth belt composed of fine

Distributed in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River in China.