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Scientific Name	**Pseudexostoma yunnanense** (Tchang, 1935)
Common Name
Type Locality	Yunnan Province, China.
Synonym(s)	Exostoma yunnanensis, Glyptosternum yunnanensis, Pseudexostoma yunnanensis, Pseudexostoma yunnanensis yunnanensis
Species Information
Size	111mm or 4.4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	Continuous post-labial groove, gill openings not extending onto venter, heterodont dentition (different types of teeth) in both jaws. The outer teeth are shovel-shaped and sparsely arranged in one or two rows whilst the inner teeth are conical and numerous. The tooth patches are separated in the upper jaw. 16–18 branched pectoral rays.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Asia: known only from the upper Dayinjiang (an upper branch of the Irrawaddy River), China. China Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Not Evaluated
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Bulletin of the Fan Memorial Institute of Biology, Peiping (Zoology Series) v. 6 (no. 4), pp 174, Fig. 1.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:27 (species record created: 2007 Feb 19 20:37)