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Gastromyzon stellatus Tan, 2006 |
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photo by
Petersen, P. |
| Family: | Gastromyzontidae (Hillstream loaches) | |||
| Max. size: | 5.24 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Asia: Sarawak, Sadong and Lupar River basins in Sarawak, Malaysia. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-8; Anal soft rays: 4-4; Vertebrae: 31-32. Can be distinguished from its congeners by having the following unique combination of characters: a dark brown body with numerous yellow fine spots and blotches, head dark brown with numerous yellow 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 scales 66-69; pelvic fin not overlapping level of anal fin origin, adpressed dorsal fin not overlapping level of anal fin origin (Ref. 57871). | |||
| Biology: | Inhabits fast flowing rocky streams (Ref. 84801). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 11 January 2019 (B1ab(iii)) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||