| Family: |
Gastromyzontidae (Hillstream loaches) |
| Max. size: |
6.08 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Asia: Upper Sambas River basin in Kalimantan Barat, Indonesia. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-8; Anal soft rays: 4-4; Vertebrae: 31-32. Can be distinguished from its congeners by having the following unique combination of characters: a black body, dorsum with 11-13 thin cream bars, head black with numerous fine cream spots; sublacrymal groove visible from side; secondary rostrum absent; post-oral pouch absent; subopercular groove absent; gill slit vertical; a truncate snout when viewed dorsally; abdomen without scales; lateral line with 58-62 scales; pelvic fin not overlapping anal fin origin, adpressed dorsal fin not overlapping level of anal fin origin (Ref. 57871). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 11 January 2019 (B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii)) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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