Gastromyzon ocellatus, Eyespotted Borneo sucker

Gastromyzon ocellatus Tan & Ng, 2004

Eyespotted Borneo sucker
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Gastromyzontidae (Hillstream loaches)
Etymology: Gastromyzon: Greek, gaster = stomach + Greek, myzo = to suckle (Ref. 45335); ocellatus: Specific name from the Latin ocellus, meaning eye, in allusion to the eye-like patterns on the lateral of the body.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; demersal. Tropical

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Asia: southern Sarawak, Malaysia.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 55025)

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Dorsal soft rays (total): 8 - 9; Anal soft rays: 5; Vertebrae: 30 - 31. Distinguished from its congeners in having the following unique combination of characters: body dark brown, dorsum with 7-8 cream bars, side with bars complete or interrupted to form an ocellus pattern, head dorsum dark brown with cream spots and blotches; caudal fin red when live; lack of secondary rostrum; lack of a postoral pouch; gill slit angular, subopercular groove present and continuous to pectoral fin origin; a rounded snout when viewed dorsally; presence of sublacrimal groove; abdomen without scales; 56-61 scales on lateral line; pelvic fin not overlapping anal fin origin, adpressed dorsal fin not overlapping anal fin origin (Ref. 55025).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Inhabits fast flowing rocky streams (Ref. 84801). Syntopic with Gastromyzon ctenocephalus (Ref. 55025).

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Tan, H.H. and P.K.L. Ng, 2004. Two new species of freshwater fish (Teleostei: Balitoridae, Osphronemidae) from southern Sarawak. p. 267-284. In H.S. Yong, F.S.P. Ng and E.E.L. Yen (eds.) Sarawak Bau Limestone Biodiversity. The Sarawak Museum Journal 59(80) (New Series); Special Issue No. 6. (Ref. 55025)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)

  Near Threatened (NT) (B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v)); Date assessed: 31 December 2018

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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