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Bashimyzon cheni Gong & Zhang, 2024

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Gastromyzontidae (Hillstream loaches)
Etymology: Bashimyzon: Name derived from Bashi (岜是), the local name of the Damingshan Mountain in Zhuang nationality language, and 'myzon', a common suffix used in the Balitoridae.;  cheni: Named for Prof. Chen Yi-Yu, a Chinese Academician, in honor for his great contribution to Chinese freshwater fish research..

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Freshwater; demersal; depth range 0 - 1 m (Ref. 130915). Subtropical

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Asia: China.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.3 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 130915)

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Dorsal soft rays (total): 7; Anal soft rays: 5; Vertebrae: 29 - 30. This species is distinguished from B. damingshanensis by the following characters: with 8-9 teardrop-shaped black blotches wider than interspaces, the majority portion of each blotch located above the lateral line on the flank (vs. 12 irregular black bars narrower than interspaces, and located along the lateral line on the flank); fewer rows of blackish spots across dorsal-fin rays 3 (vs. 4); fewer lateral-line pored scales 84-86 (vs. 88-95); a gradual (vs. abrupt) upward dorsal profile of head in front of nostrils; a deeply (vs. slightly) curved rostral groove, or the greater (vs. less) distance from the median point of the distal margin of the upper lip to the anterior-most tip of the snout than half of the mouth width, a distinct (vs. indistinct) incision on both side of the fleshy pad of the lower lip (Ref. 130915).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

This species was caught in shallow fast-flowing waters, at depths of 0.2-0.8 m, with a mixed bottom substrate of boulders, cobbles, and sands. Associated species included Opsariichthys bidens, Osteochilus salsburyi, Schistura fasciolata, Traccatichthys pulcher, Mystus guttatus, Glyptothorax fokiensis, and Mastacembelus armatus (Ref. 130915).

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Gong, X. and E. Zhang, 2024. Bashimyzon cheni, a new genus and species of sucker loach (Teleostei, Gastromyzontidae) from South China. Zoosystematics and Evolution 100(1):309-324. (Ref. 130915)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)


CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Fisheries: of no interest
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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = No PD50 data   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  2.8   ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100).