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Cypriniformes (Carps) >
Gastromyzontidae (Hillstream loaches)
Etymology: Liniparhomaloptera: Latin, linea = row, line + Latin, par = two + Greek, homaloptera = unequal wing or fin (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Lin Shu-Yen (1903–1974) was a Chinese ichthyologist who was Director of the Fisheries Experiment Station, Canton (Guangzhou), China in the 1930s. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; brackish; demersal. Tropical
Asia: drainages in Hainan Island, China.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.1 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 126261)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Kottelat, M., 2012. Conspectus cobitidum*: an inventory of the loaches of the world (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Cobitoidei). The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, Suppl. (26):1-199. (Ref. 92804)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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