| Family: |
Gastromyzontidae (Hillstream loaches) |
| Max. size: |
3.8 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater; brackish |
| Distribution: |
Asia: endemic to the drainages in Hainan Island, China. |
| Diagnosis: |
Head small and depressed; mouth small, deeply arch and without rostral groove and fold in front of mouth. Caudal fin deeply concave; pectoral fin wide and long; pelvic fin not forming sucker-shape. Body brownish yellow and with irregular black spots. |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 12 April 2024 (B1ab(iii)) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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