| Gastromyzontidae (Hillstream loaches) |
| 3.52 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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demersal; freshwater |
| Asia: Kuamut drainage of the Kinabatangan River basin in Sabah, Malaysia. |
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Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-9; Anal soft rays: 5-5; Vertebrae: 28-29. Can be distinguished from its congeners by having the following unique combination of characters: a plain brown body, head plain brown; presence of broad and flat secondary rostrum with folds; absence of postoral pouch; presence of shallow subopercular groove; gill slit vertical; sublacrymal groove present; a truncate snout when viewed dorsally; abdomen without scales; lateral line with 60-64 scales; pelvic fin just touching anal fin origin, adpressed dorsal fin not overlapping level of anal fin origin (Ref. 57871). |
| Recorded from fast flowing rocky streams (Ref. 84801). |
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Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 30 December 2018 (B1ab(i,ii,iii)+2ab(i,ii,iii)) Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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