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  • Beaufortia kweichowensis
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Scientific Name Beaufortia kweichowensis  (Fang, 1931)
Common Names Chinese Hillstream Loach
Butterfly Hillstream Loach, Hong-kong Pleco
Type Locality San-ho Hsien, Kweichow [Guizhou], China, elevation 650 feet.
Synonym(s) Beaufortia kweichowensis gracilicauda, Beaufortia kweichowensis kweichowensis, Gastromyzon leveretti kweichowensis
Etymology Beaufortia: Named after Beaufort, he worked with Bleeker in an Atlas of Ichthyology from India and Malaysia, 1902-1962. kweichowensis after Kweichow, where the type specimen was collected.
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Size 75mm or 3" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Asia: China.
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IUCN Red List Category
Not Evaluated
pH 7.0 - 8.0
Temperature 20.0-24.0°C or 68-75.2°F (Show species within this range)
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Sinensia v. 2 (no. 3), pp 41, Fig. 1
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Last Update 2014 Jan 09 15:36 (species record created: 2013 Sep 10 13:24)