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No image available for this species; drawing shows typical species in Nemacheilidae.
分類 / Names 俗名 | 同種異名 | Catalog of Fishes(屬, 種) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa
Teleostei > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches)
Etymology: Homatula:Greek, homos, homoios = similar + Greek, atylos, atylotos = without callosities; gelao:Name 'gelao' from Gelao (in Chinese spelling) ethnic group residing in Guizhou Province (Ref. 133037).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / 深度上下限 / distribution range 生態學
背的軟條 (總數) : 11; 臀鰭軟條: 7; 脊椎骨: 45 - 47. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: slender body with a uniform depth (9.2%-14.4% of SL), a complete lateral line, and a scarcely scaled or scaleless predorsal body; broadly rounded caudal fin; presence of body coloration of 17-18 brown vertical bars narrower than interspaces, particularly on the caudal peduncle flank; a thick brown-black stripe running along dorsal midline from behind head to dorsal fin origin; symmetrical black vertical bars on sides of body; longer distance from the origin of the anal fin to the origin of the pelvic fin than the distance from the origin of the anal fin to the base of the caudal fin (Ref. 133037). Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: oval.
Life cycle and mating behavior 成熟度 | 繁殖 | 產卵場 | 卵 | 孕卵數 | 仔魚
Xiao, G.-B., Q.-W. Guo, L. Cao, J. Lin, W.-X. Deng, Q.-Q. Xiao, L. Zhou and H.R.- Fang, D.-Z. Zhang, 2025. Homatula gelao (Cypriniformes, Nemacheilidae), a new nemacheiline species of loach from the upper Yangtze River basin in Guizhou Province, southwestern China. Zoosyst. Evol. 101(1):257-271. (Ref. 133037)
