Gastromyzon aequabilis

Gastromyzon aequabilis Tan, 2006

Family:	Gastromyzontidae (Hillstream loaches)
Max. size:	3.52 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:	demersal; freshwater
Distribution:	Asia: Kuamut drainage of the Kinabatangan River basin in Sabah, Malaysia.
Diagnosis:	Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-9; Anal soft rays: 5-5; Vertebrae: 28-29. Can be distinguished from its congeners by having the following unique combination of characters: a plain brown body, head plain brown; presence of broad and flat secondary rostrum with folds; absence of postoral pouch; presence of shallow subopercular groove; gill slit vertical; sublacrymal groove present; a truncate snout when viewed dorsally; abdomen without scales; lateral line with 60-64 scales; pelvic fin just touching anal fin origin, adpressed dorsal fin not overlapping level of anal fin origin (Ref. 57871).
Biology:	Recorded from fast flowing rocky streams (Ref. 84801).
IUCN Red List Status:	Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 30 December 2018 (B1ab(i,ii,iii)+2ab(i,ii,iii)) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:	harmless

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