In October 2015,a new species of the family Cobitidae, Bibarba wenliuensis sp. nov., was discovered from underground water in Qiubei County, Yunnan Province, China. It can be distinguished from its two congeners by the following combination of characteristics: body with no pigments and no scales, head smaller, eyes degenerated completely, dorsal fin with 6 branched rays, dorsal fin origin posterior to vertical of pelvic-fin origin, caudal-peduncle length 25.0% of SL, shorter rostral barbels, longer maxillo-mandibular barbels, caudal peduncle with long and distinct dorsal and ventral crests.