Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 8; Anal soft rays: 5; Vertebrae: 29 - 30. Can be distinguished from other species of the genus by possessing the following unique combination of characters: gill slit angular; subopercular groove present and continuous to pectoral fin origin; body dark brown; head dorsum dark brown; sublacrymal groove present; a rounded snout when viewed dorsally; secondary rostrum absent; post-oral pouch absent; abdomen without scales; lateral line scales 50-52; pelvic fin overlapping anal fin origin, adpressed dorsal fin 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 umbrus Tan, 2006

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Life cycle and mating behavior

Habitat

demersal