| Gastromyzontidae (Hillstream loaches) |
| 7.67 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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demersal; freshwater; pH range: 7.9 |
| Asia: Kimanis and Petagas River basins in Sabah, Malaysia. |
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Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-7; Anal soft rays: 4-4; Vertebrae: 30-32. Can be distinguished from other species of the genus by possessing the following unique combination of characters: presence of distinct secondary rostrum; presence of complete post-oral pouch; body brown with up to 9 thin gold bars, head dorsum dark brown with thin gold reticulate pattern; subopercular groove absent; gill slit vertical; sublacrymal groove present; a truncate snout when viewed dorsally; abdomen without scales; lateral line scales 69-77; pelvic fin just touching anal fin origin, adpressed dorsal fin not overlapping level of anal fin origin (Ref. 57871). |
| Occurs in unshaded fast flowing rivers with boulder, rock and sand substratum (Ref. 57871). |
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Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 31 December 2018 (B1ab(i,ii,iii)+2ab(i,ii,iii)) Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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