| Gastromyzontidae (Hillstream loaches) |
| 4.5 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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demersal; freshwater |
| Asia: Rejang, Lupar and Sadong River basins in Sarawak, Malaysia. |
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Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-8; Anal soft rays: 5-5. Can be distinguished from its congeners by possessing the following unique combination of characters: body dark brown, dorsum with 8 cream bars, side with many thin cream bars, head dorsum brown with thin cream reticulate pattern; absence of secondary rostrum; absence of sublacrymal groove; presence of deep postoral pouch; presence of subopercular groove; gill slit slanted, gill opening above 7th pectoral branched fin ray; pectoral fin origin level about half of eye; an elongate rounded snout when viewed dorsally; abdomen without scales; lateral line with 68-80 scales; pectoral fin overlapping anterior of pelvic fin; pelvic fin not overlapping anal fin origin, adpressed dorsal fin not overlapping level of anal fin origin (Ref. 57871). |
| Inhabits fast flowing rocky streams (Ref. 84801). |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 14 January 2019 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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