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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) >
Cypriniformes (Carps) >
Balitoridae (River loaches)
Etymology: Gastromyzon: Greek, gaster = stomach + Greek, myzo = to suckle (Ref. 45335); zebrinus: From the Amharic zebra, in allusion to the dak barred and light body coloration pattern.
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical, preferred ?
Distribution
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Asia: Upper Sambas River basin in Kalimantan Barat, Indonesia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 57871)
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 8;
Anal
soft rays: 4;
Vertebrae: 31 - 32. Can be distinguished from its congeners by having the following unique combination of characters: a black body, dorsum with 11-13 thin cream bars, head black with numerous fine cream spots; sublacrymal groove visible from side; secondary rostrum absent; post-oral pouch absent; subopercular groove absent; gill slit vertical; a truncate snout when viewed dorsally; abdomen without scales; lateral line with 58-62 scales; pelvic fin not overlapping anal fin origin, adpressed dorsal fin not 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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