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Gastromyzontidae (Hillstream loaches)
Etymology: Beaufortia: Because of Beaufort, he worked with Bleeker in an Atlas of Ichthyology from India and Malaysia, 1902-1962 (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Professor Lieven Ferdinand de Beaufort (1879–1968) was a Dutch zoologist whose main interests were first fish and then birds. [...] Rev William J Leverett was an American Presbyterian missionary at Nodoa, Hainan, China (1894–1924). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Nichols & Pope.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical; 18°C - 24°C (Ref. 12468)
Asia: China and Viet Nam.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 12468); common length : 5.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 35840)
Adults inhabit mountain streams with gravel bottom (Ref. 26563).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Zheng, C.-Y., 1991. Gastromyzonidae. p. 261-286. In J.-H. Pan, L. Zhong, C.-Y. Zheng, H.-L. Wu and J.-H. Liu (eds). 1991. The freshwater fishes of Guangdong Province. Guangdong Science and Technology Press, Guangzhou. 589 p. (Ref. 33406)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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