Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 8; Anal soft rays: 4; Vertebrae: 29 - 31. Can be distinguished from other species of the genus by possessing the following unique combination of characters: distinct secondary rostrum present; incomplete post-oral pouch present; pockets posterior to mouth corners; sublacrymal groove visible from side; body with plain uniform pattern when adult, with thick cream bars and blotches when juvenile, head dorsum plain; subopercular groove absent; gill slit vertical; sublacrymal groove present; a truncate snout when viewed dorsally; abdomen without scales; 55-61 scales on lateral line; pelvic fin just touching anal fin origin, adpressed dorsal fin not overlapping level of anal fin origin (Ref. 57871).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cypriniformes

Family: Gastromyzontidae

Genus: Gastromyzon

Species: Gastromyzon cornusaccus Tan, 2006

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Inhabits fast flowing rocky streams (Ref. 84801).

Habitat

demersal