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Balitoridae (River loaches)
Etymology: Lepturichthys: Greek, leptos = thin + Greek, oura = tail + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Günther.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Temperate
Asia: upper and middle drainage of Chang-jiang, China.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 16.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 114984); max. published weight: 28.40 g (Ref. 111837)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Chen, Y. and W. Tang, 2000. Homalopteridae: Gastromyzoninae, Homalopterinae. p. 438-567. In P. Yue et al. (Eds). Fauna Sinica. Osteichthyes. Cypriniformes III. Science Press. Beijing. 1-661. (Ref. 45625)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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