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Gastromyzontidae (Hillstream loaches)
Etymology: Paraprotomyzon: Greek, para = the side of + Greek, protos = the first + Greek, myzo = to suckle (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
Asia: Yunnan, China.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.6 cm OT male/unsexed; (Ref. 86999)
Length type of maximum size refers to body length (Ref. 86999).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Li, W.-X., W.-N. Mao, Z.-M. Lu, R.-F. Sun and H.-S. Lu, 1998. Two new species of Homalopteridae from Yunnan China. Chinese Journal of Fisheries 11(1):1-6. [Family spelled Hemalopteridae in English title. In Chinese, English abstract.] (Ref. 86999)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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