Balitora anlongensis, Anlong stone loach

Balitora anlongensis Luo, Chen, Zhao, Yu, Lan & Zhou, 2023

Anlong stone loach
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Balitoridae (River loaches)
Etymology: anlongensis: Name 'anlongensis' from the type locality of the species, Anlong County.

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

Freshwater; benthopelagic. Subtropical

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Asia: China.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.8 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 137682)

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Dorsal soft rays (total): 8; Anal soft rays: 5; Vertebrae: 36. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: two pairs of maxillary barbels; dorsal fin rays iii, 8½; pectoral fin viii, 11; pelvic fin rays ii, 9; anal fin rays iii, 5½; lateral-line scales 66-68; tip of pectoral fin not reaching to the pelvic fin origin; dorsal fin origin anterior to the pelvic fin origin; tip of the pelvic fin reaching to the anus; eyes small, eye diameter equal to outer maxillary barbel length; 6-7 indistinctly separated transversely oval blotches on the dorsal side; and each fin transparent and unpigmented in life (Ref. 137681).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: oval.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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Luo, T., Z.-X. Chen, X.-R. Zhao, J. Yu, C.-T. Lan, J.-J. Zhou, N. Xiao and J. Zhou, 2023. Balitora anlongensis, the first cavefish species of the genus Balitora (Teleostei, Balitoridae) from Guizhou Province, southwest China. ZooKeys 1185:21-42. (Ref. 137682)

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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