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Butterfly Hillstream Loach

Beaufortia kweichowensis

Also known as: Borneo Loach, Borneo Sucker, Butterfly Loach, Chinese Butterfly Loach, Chinese Butterfly Place, Chinese Hillstream Loach, Chinese Sucker, Hillstream Loach, Hong Kong Pleco, Leverett's Hillstream Loach, Sucker Belly Loach

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2024
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Adult
@miCRoSCoPiCeaRthLinG · Thailand · August 20121 / 2
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Overview

Found in loose schools, over gravel and sand substrate, in shallow areas of fast flowing rivers and streams. Very territorial.
Widespread Asia

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schoolingterritorial

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Found in loose schools, over gravel and sand substrate, in shallow areas of fast flowing rivers and streams.

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    Taxonomy

    1. familyGastromyzontidae
    2. genusBeaufortia
    3. speciesBeaufortia kweichowensis (Fang, 1931)

    SourcesWoRMSFishBase