Classification / Names
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Gastromyzontidae (Hillstream loaches)
Etymology: Gastromyzon: Greek, gaster = stomach + Greek, myzo = to suckle (Ref. 45335); aeroides: From the Latin noun aeroides, meaning sky-blue, in allusion to the blue dorsal, anal and caudal fins in life..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
; acqua dolce demersale. Tropical
Asia: Petagas, Padas and Mengalong river basins in western Sabah and Temburong River basin in Brunuei Darussalam.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.6 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 56228)
Short description
Morfologia | Morfometria
Raggi dorsali molli (totale): 8; Raggi anali molli: 4; Vertebre: 29 - 32. Distinguished from its congeners in possessing the following unique combination of characters: angular gill slit; subopercular groove present and continuous to pectoral fin origin; body, including dorsum, brown; head dorsum with very fine cream reticulate pattern (similar to a cream head with brown spots and blotches); dorsal, caudal and anal fins blue in life; presence of sublacrymal groove; snout rounded when viewed dorsally; absence of secondary rostrum; absence of postoral pouch; scales absent on belly; 47-65 scales in lateral line (Sabah population: 56-65, Brunei population: 47-49); pelvic fin not overlapping level of anal fin origin, adpressed dorsal fin falling short of level of anal fin origin (Ref. 56228).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Tan, H.H. and Z.H. Sulaiman, 2006. Three new species of Gastromyzon (Teleostei: Balitoridae) from the Temburong River basin, Brunei Darussalam, Borneo. Zootaxa 1117:1-19. (Ref. 56228)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
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