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Gastromyzontidae (Hillstream loaches)
Etymology: kalotaenia: Derived from the Greek kalos, meaning beautiful, and taenia, from Greek tainia, meaning stripes or bars, in reference to the blotches on the flank of this species. A noun in apposition.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / profondeur / distribution range
Écologie
; eau douce démersal; profondeur 0 - ? m (Ref. 93072). Subtropical
Asia: Liuding and Dishui streams of the Guijiang river drainage (a tributary of Pearl River) in Guangxi, China.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.8 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 93072)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 11; Rayons mous anaux: 7. Differs from all congeners by the combination of the following characters: a small median lobe of the rostral fold; lower lip distinctly covered with melanophores; 9-12 squarish blotches on side of body, their height about one-third body depth; and 85-89 lateral line scales. Can be diagnosed from Erromyzon sinensis by having 9-12 irregular blotches on body (vs. 17-21 very irregular bars or a mottled pattern); from
E. compactus by having lower lip with two or three folds (vs. folds absent), a midlateral row of squarish blotches on flank (vs. bars continuous across dorsum), and four rows of blackish spots on dorsal-fin rays, six rows on caudal-fin rays (vs. two rows on both dorsal and caudal-fin rays); and from E. yangi in having 85-89 lateral-line scales (vs. 96-99) and by its color pattern consisting of 9-12 blotches on flank (vs. a black midlateral stripe dark brown dorsum and an incomplete lower black stripe) (Ref. 93072).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Inhabits shallow water at depths of 0.1-0.5 m among boulders and cobbles mixed with sand on the river bed. In Dishui River, other fishes found together with this species include cyprinids (Opsariichthys bidens, Acrossocheilus parallens), balitorids (Pseudogastromyzon fangi, Vanmanenia pingchowensis, Yaoshania pachychilus, Schistura fasciolata) and sisorids (Glyptothorax fokiensis, Pterocryptis anomala). In Liuding River, this species occurs together with Zacco platypus, Puntius semifasciolatus, Pseudorasbora parva, Carassius auratus, Oreonectes platycephalus, Traccatichthys pulcher, Cobitis sinensis and Tachysurus adiposalis (Ref. 93072).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Yang, J., M. Kottelat, J.-X. Yang and X.-Y. Chen, 2012. Yaoshania and Erromyzon kalotaenia, a new genus and species of balitorid loaches for Guangxi, China (Teleostei: Cypriniformes). Zootaxa 3586:173-186. (Ref. 93072)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: sans intérêt
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Réf.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5625 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00617 (0.00268 - 0.01421), b=3.11 (2.91 - 3.31), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Réf.
69278): 2.8 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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