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Balitoridae (River loaches)
Etymology: Sinogastromyzon: Latin, sino, sina = from China + Greek, gaster = stomach + Greek, myzo = to suckle (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
Asia: Yunnan, China.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.4 cm OT male/unsexed; (Ref. 86998)
Length type of maximum size refers to body length (Ref. 86998).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Li, W.-X., R.-F. Sun, Z.-M. Lu and W.-N. Mao, 1999. A new species of Sinogastromyzon from Yunnan. Chinese Journal of Fisheries 12(2):45-47. (Ref. 86998)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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