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Balitoridae (River loaches)
Etymology: Sinogastromyzon: Latin, sino, sina = from China + Greek, gaster = stomach + Greek, myzo = to suckle (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Wu Hsien-Wen, sometimes given as Wu Xian-Wen (1900–1985), was a Chinese zoologist and ichthyologist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; brackish; demersal; pH range: 6.5 - 7.5; dH range: 10 - 20. Subtropical; 20°C - 26°C (Ref. 12468)
Asia: Nanpan-jiang and Xi-jiang basins in Guangdong and Guanxi provinces, China.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 14.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 12468); common length : 9.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 35840)
Utilized for food (Ref. 89718).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Zheng, C.-Y., 1991. Homalopteridae. p. 257-261. In J.-H. Pan, L. Zhong, C.-Y. Zheng, H.-L. Wu and J.-H. Liu (eds). 1991. The freshwater fishes of Guangdong Province. Guangdong Science and Technology Press, Guangzhou. 589 pp. (Ref. 33405)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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