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Beaufortia niulanensis  Chen, Huang & Yang, 2009

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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Balitoridae (River loaches)
Etymology: Beaufortia: Because of Beaufort, he worked with Bleeker in an Atlas of Ichthyology from India and Malaysia, 1902-1962 (Ref. 45335).   More on author: Yang.

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Freshwater; demersal.   Tropical, preferred ?

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Asia: Niulan Jiang, Yangtze River basin in China.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 83459)

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Dorsal spines (total): 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 5. Origin of pectoral fin between nostril and eye; origin of dorsal fin opposite of 2/3 of pelvic base (dorsal located comparatively rearwards); and anus close to pelvic fin rays (Ref. 83459).

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Chen, Z.-M., Y.-F. Huang and J.-X. Yang, 2009. A new species of he genus Beaufortia from Yunnan province, China (Cypriniformes, Homalopteridae). Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica 34(3): 639-641. (Ref. 83459)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




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