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Gastromyzontidae (Hillstream loaches)
Etymology: Bashimyzon: Name derived from Bashi (岜是), the local name of the Damingshan Mountain in Zhuang nationality language, and 'myzon', a common suffix used in the Balitoridae.; damingshanensis: Named for the Damingshan Mountain, the head stream of the type locality..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal; depth range 0 - 1 m (Ref. 117923). Subtropical
Distribution
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Asia: China.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.9 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 130915)
Collected from a stream where the water flows into the Hongshuihe River, collected in fast flow, shallow water at width of 15-20 m, depths of 0.3-0.7 m amongst cobbles mixed with sand on the river bed. Found syntopic with Schistura fasciolata. Zacco platypus, Opsariichthys bidens, Pseudorasbora parva and Osteochilus salsburyi (Ref. 117923).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Gong, X. and E. Zhang, 2024. Bashimyzon cheni, a new genus and species of sucker loach (Teleostei, Gastromyzontidae) from South China. Zoosystematics and Evolution 100(1):309-324. (Ref. 130915)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 2.8 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).