| Family: |
Gastromyzontidae (Hillstream loaches) |
| Max. size: |
13.9 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater; brackish |
| Distribution: |
Asia: China. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-11; Anal soft rays: 7-7. Description: Dorsal-fin rays iii-8½ ; anal-fin rays ii-5½ ; pectoral-fin rays i-13-18 ; pelvic-fin rays i-8-9 (Ref. 96004). |
| Biology: |
Adults occur in babbling bottom of mountain streams (Ref. 26563). Utilized for food (Ref. 89718). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 19 January 2011 Ref. (130435)
|
| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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