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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Balitoridae (River loaches)
Etymology: Sinogastromyzon: Latin, sino, sina = from China + Greek, gaster = stomach + Greek, myzo = to suckle (Ref. 45335); lixianjiangensis: Specific epithet is derived from the drainage, Lixianjiang, where the species inhabits.. More on author: Yang.

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Freshwater; demersal. Tropical, preferred ?

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Asia: Amojiang River, Sinanjiang River and main channel of Lixianjiang River in Yunnan, China.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 82787)

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Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Anal soft rays: 7. Dorsal fin with III, 8 rays, without osseous spine; anal fin with II,5 rays; pectoral fin XIII-XIV, 15-17 rays; pelvic fin X-XI, 10-12 rays (Ref. 82787).

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Liu, S.-W., X.-Y. Chen and J.-X. Yang, 2010. Two new species and a new record of the genus Sinogastromyzon (Teleostei: Balitoridae) from Yunnan, China. Environ. Biol. Fish. DOI 10.1007/s10641-009-9554-8. (Ref. 82787)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Not Evaluated

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

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Harmless

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Sinogastromyzon lixianjiangensis Liu, Chen & Yang, 2010