| Family: |
Gastromyzontidae (Hillstream loaches) |
| Max. size: |
6.43 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Asia: Kayan and Mahakam River basins in Kalimantan Timur, Indonesia. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-9; Anal soft rays: 5-5; Vertebrae: 31-32. Can be distinguished from its congeners by possessing the following unique combination of characters: body plain dark brown or black in adults, body brown with numerous thin cream bars and blotches in juveniles; head dorsum dark brown with cream reticulate pattern; all fins reddish when alive; absence of secondary rostrum; absence of a postoral pouch; gill slit angular, subopercular groove present and continuous to pectoral fin origin; a rounded and elongate snout when viewed dorsally; presence of sublacrymal groove; abdomen without scales; lateral line with 64-71 scales; pelvic fin just touching anal fin origin, adpressed dorsal fin not overlapping level of anal fin origin (Ref. 57871). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 11 January 2019 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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