Gastromyzon ornaticauda Tan & Martin-Smith, 1998
Gastromyzon ornaticauda
photo by Martin-Smith, K.

Family:  Gastromyzontidae (Hillstream loaches)
Max. size:  7 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  Asia: Kuamut, Malaysia.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-7; Anal soft rays: 5-5; Vertebrae: 30-32
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 10 January 2019 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:  Only found in the Kuamut headstreams.


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