Areas of Focus
- Ichthyology
- Evolution
- Zoogeography
- Conservation Biology
Work Experience
- 1997-present - Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Assistant Engineer, Engineer, Assistant Researcher, Associate Researcher
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1997 - Bachelor's Degree: Beijing Normal University
- 2003 - Master's Degree: Swedish Biodiversity Centre
- 2006 - Doctorate: Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Published over 50 papers, including 12 SCI papers
Publications
- Chinese Fishes (Reprinted from Environmental Biology of Fishes, Vol 86-1, 2009), Noakes, David L. G., Romero, Aldemaro, Zhao, Yahui and Zhou, Yingqi, 2010
- 中国特有金线鲃属鱼类——物种多样性、洞穴适应、系统演化和动物地理, 赵亚辉,张春光, 2009
- Sinocyclocheilus guilinensis, a new species from an endemic cavefish group (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) in China, Zhao, Yahui, Zhang, Chunguang, Zhou, Jie, 2009
- Threatened fishes of the world: Sinocyclocheilus anophthalmus Chen et Chu, 1988 (Cyprinidae), Zhao, Yahui, Zhang, Chunguang, 2009
- Threatened fishes of the world: Brachymystax lenok tsinlingensis Li, 1966 (Salmonidae), Zhao, Yahui, Zhang, Chunguang, 2009
- A new cavefish species, Sinocyclocheilus brevibarbatus (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae), from Guangxi, China, Zhao, Yahui, Lan, Jiahu, Zhang, Chunguang, 2009
- A review of the genus Distoechodon (Teleostei: Cyprinidae), and description of a new species, Zhao, Yahui, Fang, Fang, Kullander, Sven O, Zhang, Chunguang, 2009
- The Hypogean Fishes of China, Romero, Aldemaro, Zhao, Yahui, Chen, Xiaoyong, 2009
- Speciation and phylogeography of Opsariichthys bidens (Pisces: Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) in China: Analysis of the Cytochrome b gene of mtDNA from diverse populations, Li, Gaoyan, Wang, Xuzhen, Zhao, Yahui, Zhang, Jie, Zhang, Chunguang, He, Shunping, 2009
Awards
- 2005: First Prize, Chinese Academy of Sciences Di'ao Scholarship
- 2000: Kadoorie Scholarship, Hong Kong