Discogobio tetrabarbatus Lin, 1931
photo by CAFS

Family:  Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps), subfamily: Labeoninae
Max. size:  16.5 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 46.4 g
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  Asia: southern China.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Adults inhabit torrential water of mountain area, clinging to the substrata on bottom by its sucking disc of mouth (Ref. 38450).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 21 January 2011 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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