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Family: Gastromyzontidae Hillstream loaches



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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Annamia normani Asia 7.8 SL 1931
Annamia thuathienensis Asia 2005
Beaufortia cyclica Asia 4 SL 1980
Beaufortia fasciolata Asia 2005
Beaufortia huangguoshuensis Asia 5.2 SL 1987
Beaufortia intermedia Asia 1997
Beaufortia kweichowensis Asia 8 TL 1931
Beaufortia leveretti Asia 12 TL 1927
Beaufortia liui Asia 5.6 SL 1944
Beaufortia multiocellata Asia 2005
Beaufortia niulanensis Asia 4.0 SL 2009
Beaufortia pingi Asia 5 SL 1930
Beaufortia polylepis Asia 3.9 SL 1982
Beaufortia szechuanensis Asia 7.3 SL 1930
Beaufortia triocellata Asia 2005
Beaufortia zebroida Asia 2.7 SL 1930
Erromyzon compactus Asia 3.1 SL 2004
Erromyzon kalotaenia Asia 4.8 SL 2012
Erromyzon sinensis Asia 5.2 SL 1980
Erromyzon yangi Asia 4.3 SL 2007
Formosania chenyiyui Asia 7.7 SL 1991
Formosania davidi Asia 7.6 SL 1878
Formosania fascicauda Asia 9 TL 1926
Formosania fasciolata Asia 11.1 TL 2006
Formosania galericula Asia 5.8 TL 2011
Formosania lacustris Asia 12 TL 1908
Formosania paucisquama Asia 6 SL 1981
Formosania stigmata Asia 10 TL 1926
Formosania tinkhami Asia 10 TL 1934
Gastromyzon aequabilis Asia 3.5 SL 2006
Gastromyzon aeroides Asia 4.6 SL 2006
Gastromyzon auronigrus Asia 5.5 SL 2006
Gastromyzon bario Asia 9.1 SL 2006
Gastromyzon borneensis Asia 10 SL 1874
Gastromyzon contractus Asia 3.7 SL 1982
Gastromyzon cornusaccus Asia 4.9 SL 2006
Gastromyzon cranbrooki Asia 7.6 SL 2006
Gastromyzon crenastus Asia 2.8 SL 2006
Gastromyzon ctenocephalus Asia 4.5 SL 1982
Gastromyzon danumensis Asia 4.5 SL 1989
Gastromyzon embalohensis Asia 1998
Gastromyzon extrorsus Asia 7.7 SL 2006
Gastromyzon farragus Asia 3.9 SL 2006
Gastromyzon fasciatus Asia 7 SL 1961
Gastromyzon ingeri Asia 5.4 SL 2006
Gastromyzon introrsus Asia 9.4 SL 2006
Gastromyzon katibasensis Asia 2003
Gastromyzon lepidogaster Asia 10.2 SL 1982
Gastromyzon megalepis Asia 6 SL 1982
Gastromyzon monticola Asia 7 SL 1889
Gastromyzon ocellatus Asia 4.5 SL 2004
Gastromyzon ornaticauda Asia 7 SL 1998
Gastromyzon pariclavis Asia 6 SL 1998
Gastromyzon praestans Asia 5.5 SL 2006
Gastromyzon psiloetron Asia 8.5 SL 2006
Gastromyzon punctulatus Hillstream loach Asia 6.5 SL 1961
Gastromyzon ridens Asia 5 SL 1982
Gastromyzon russulus Asia 6.4 SL 2006
Gastromyzon scitulus Asia 2006
Gastromyzon spectabilis Asia 5.9 SL 2006
Gastromyzon stellatus Asia 5.2 SL 2006
Gastromyzon umbrus Asia 5.1 SL 2006
Gastromyzon venustus Asia 4.9 SL 2006
Gastromyzon viriosus Asia 5.4 SL 2006
Gastromyzon zebrinus Asia 6.1 SL 2006
Glaniopsis denudata Asia 4.4 SL 1982
Glaniopsis gossei Asia 4.7 SL 1982
Glaniopsis hanitschi Asia 9.7 SL 1899
Glaniopsis multiradiata Asia 6 SL 1982
Hypergastromyzon eubranchus Asia 3.6 SL 1991
Hypergastromyzon humilis Asia 3.8 SL 1989
Katibasia insidiosa Asia 3.4 SL 2004
Liniparhomaloptera disparis Asia. China (Ref. 33406) 8 TL 1934
Liniparhomaloptera monoloba Asia 1978
Liniparhomaloptera obtusirostris Asia 7.0 SL 1980
Liniparhomaloptera qiongzhongensis Asia 8.1 TL 1980
Neogastromyzon brunei Asia 4.1 SL 2006
Neogastromyzon chini Asia 4.5 SL 2006
Neogastromyzon crassiobex Asia 4.9 SL 2006
Neogastromyzon kottelati Asia 3.5 SL 2006
Neogastromyzon nieuwenhuisii Asia 5 SL 1905
Neogastromyzon pauciradiatus Asia 6.2 SL 1961
Paraprotomyzon bamaensis Asia 5.5 SL 1997
Paraprotomyzon lungkowensis Asia 6.2 SL 1984
Paraprotomyzon multifasciatus Asia 6.1 SL 1935
Paraprotomyzon niulanjiangensis Asia 4.1 SL 2005
Paraprotomyzon yunnanensis Asia 5.6 OT 1998
Parasewellia monolobata Asia 2005
Parasewellia polylobata Asia 2005
Parasewellia tetralobata Asia 2005
Parhomaloptera microstoma Asia 8.8 TL 1899
Plesiomyzon baotingensis Asia 3.8 SL 1980
Protomyzon aphelocheilus Asia 4.2 SL 1962
Protomyzon borneensis Asia 5.4 SL 1952
Protomyzon griswoldi Asia 6.8 SL 1952
Protomyzon whiteheadi Asia 5 SL 1893
Pseudogastromyzon buas Asia 1978
Pseudogastromyzon changtingensis Asia 6.2 SL 1942
Pseudogastromyzon cheni Asia 5 TL 1942
Pseudogastromyzon daon Asia 3.2 SL 1978
Pseudogastromyzon elongatus Asia 1978
Pseudogastromyzon fangi Asia 10 TL 1931
Pseudogastromyzon fasciatus Asia. 8.2 SL 1878
Pseudogastromyzon laticeps Asia 6.7 SL 1980
Pseudogastromyzon lianjiangensis Asia 6.9 SL 1981
Pseudogastromyzon loos Asia 1978
Pseudogastromyzon meihuashanensis Asia 1998
Pseudogastromyzon myersi Sucker-belly loach Asia 6 TL 1932
Pseudogastromyzon peristictus Asia 5.1 SL 1986
Sewellia albisuera Asia 6.4 SL 2003
Sewellia analis Asia 2005
Sewellia breviventralis Asia 5.1 SL 2000
Sewellia diardi Asia 7.2 SL 1998
Sewellia elongata Asia 7.3 SL 1998
Sewellia lineolata Asia 5.7 SL 1846
Sewellia marmorata Asia 5.9 SL 1996
Sewellia medius Asia 2005
Sewellia patella Asia 4.8 SL 2000
Sewellia pterolineata Asia 4.4 SL 1998
Sewellia songboensis Asia 2005
Sewellia speciosa Asia 5.4 SL 1998
Sewellia trakhucensis Asia 2005
Vanmanenia caldwelli Asia 7.2 SL 1925
Vanmanenia caobangensis Asia 2005
Vanmanenia crassicauda Asia 6.7 SL 2000
Vanmanenia gymnetrus Asia 9.8 SL 1980
Vanmanenia hainanensis Asia 8.7 SL 1980
Vanmanenia homalocephala Asia 4.6 SL 2000
Vanmanenia lineata Asia 9.6 SL 1935
Vanmanenia maculata Asia 8.0 SL 2014
Vanmanenia microcephala Asia 7.3 SL 2019
Vanmanenia microlepis Asia 2005
Vanmanenia monofasciodorsala Asia 2005
Vanmanenia multiloba Asia 1978
Vanmanenia nahangensis Asia 2005
Vanmanenia orcucampus Asia 2017
Vanmanenia pingchowensis Asia 13.9 TL 1935
Vanmanenia polylepis Asia 8.2 SL 1983
Vanmanenia pseudostriata Asia 6 SL 2019
Vanmanenia serrilineata Asia 6.5 SL 2000
Vanmanenia stenosoma Asia 8.6 SL 1901
Vanmanenia striata Asia 10.6 SL 1980
Vanmanenia tetraloba Asia. 10.0 SL 1978
Vanmanenia trifasciodorsala Asia 2005
Vanmanenia ventrosquamata Asia 1978
Vanmanenia xinyiensis Asia 9.8 SL 1980
Yaoshania pachychilus Asia 5.8 SL 1980



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