Balitora dehouensis, Dehou heterocercal stone loach

Balitora dehouensis Lei, Pu & Yang, 2025

Dehou heterocercal stone loach
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Balitoridae (River loaches)
Etymology: dehouensis: Name dehouensis from the type locality of the species, Tieze Village, Dehou Town, Wen shan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province.

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

Freshwater; demersal. Subtropical

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Asia: China.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 137876)

Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal soft rays (total): 8; Anal soft rays: 5. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: a medium-sized balitorid with separated pelvic fins and two simple pelvic fin rays; absence of dark markings on aired fins; arched mouth with both jaws covered by a horny sheath; rostral flap divided into three lobes, separated by long rostral barbels; both lips with one row of indistinct papillae; two pairs of prominent maxillary barbels at corners of mouth, both longer than eye diameter; oblique caudal-fin base, upper end significantly longer than lower end; and upper lobe of caudal fin longer than lower (Ref. 137876).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: oval.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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Lei, H.-T., X.-R. Pu, H.-F. Yang, M.-X. Zhu, H.-L. Mo, X.-Y. Liu, M. Wang and B.-L. Bi, 2025. Balitora dehouensis, a new species of cave-dwelling hillstream loach (Teleostei, Cypriniformes, Balitoridae) from the upper Red River, southwestern China. Zoosyst. Evol. 101(4):1569-1584. (Ref. 137876)

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

Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Fisheries: of no interest
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