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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) >
Cypriniformes (Carps) >
Balitoridae (River loaches)
Etymology: Gastromyzon: Greek, gaster = stomach + Greek, myzo = to suckle (Ref. 45335); umbrus: From the Latin adjective umbra, meaning shade or shadow, in allusion to the dusky body coloration; also to the shadow cast on the throat area by the chin (the basins where this species occurs is at the throat region) of the Hog's head of Borneo island.
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical, preferred ?
Distribution
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Asia: Northeastern Borneo in the Kalabakan and Sebuku River basins.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 57871)
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 8;
Anal
soft rays: 5;
Vertebrae: 29 - 30. Can be distinguished from other species of the genus by possessing the following unique combination of characters: gill slit angular; subopercular groove present and continuous to pectoral fin origin; body dark brown; head dorsum dark brown; sublacrymal groove present; a rounded snout when viewed dorsally; secondary rostrum absent; post-oral pouch absent; abdomen without scales; lateral line scales 50-52; pelvic fin overlapping anal fin origin, adpressed dorsal fin overlapping level of anal fin origin (Ref. 57871).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Tan, H.H., 2006. The Borneo suckers. Revision of the torrent loaches of Borneo (Balitoridae): Gastromyzon, Neogastromyzon). Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia : Natural History Publications (Borneo) in association with Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research. vii, 245 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 26 cm. (Ref. 57871)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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