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Plesiomyzon baotingensis Zheng & Chen, 1980 |
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photo by
Bitter, F. |
| 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: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 12 April 2024 (B1ab(iii)) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||