Beaufortia kweichowensis

"Chinese sucker" redirects here. For the larger species sometimes known by this name, see Chinese high-fin banded shark.

Chinese hillstream loach
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Gastromyzontidae
Genus: Beaufortia
Species:
B. kweichowensis
Binomial name
Beaufortia kweichowensis
Synonyms
  • Beaufortia leverreti kweichowensis
    (Fang, 1931)
  • Beaufortia kweichowensis gracilicauda
    (Chen & Zheng, 1980)
  • Gastromyzon leveretti kweichowensis
    Fang, 1931
  • Beaufortia kweichowensis kweichowensis
    (Fang, 1931)

Beaufortia kweichowensis is a species of gastromyzontid loach.[1][2] It is endemic to China[2] where it is known from the Xi River.[1] The common names for this popular aquarium species are Chinese hillstream loach, Hong Kong pleco, butterfly hillstream loach, and Chinese sucker fish.[2][3]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference CoF was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Beaufortia kweichowensis". FishBase. February 2024 version.
  3. ^ Thoene, Martin (27 December 2006). "Butterfly Hillstream Loach (Beaufortia kweichowensis)". Loaches Online (Community Edition). Retrieved 4 June 2007.