| Common name | Kai chau |
| Language | Cantonese |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Man, S.H. and I.J. Hodgkiss, 1981 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
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| Remarks | 'Kai', i.e., refers to small tributaries where this fish is found; 'chau', i.e., collective term used for cobitids, homalopterids and gastromyzonids; 'kai chau', i.e., small river or creek chau. |