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Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches)
Etymology: Yunnanilus: From Yunnan, city on southwest China; macrogaster: macro (Greek) means large; gaster (Greek) means stomach; an allusion to the large swollen stomach.
More on authors: Kottelat & Chu.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Subtropical
Asia: Tatantze, Louping County, Yunnan, China.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 12040)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 11 - 12; Anal soft rays: 8. Lateral line short, with 6-10 pores; cephalic lateral line pores present; 8 1/2 branched dorsal rays; caudal peduncle 1.43-1.45 times longer than deep; eye diameter 17-19% dorsal HL; color pattern consisting of a few large spots (about size of eye).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Found in a small marsh with abundant vegetation. Sympatric with Y. niger and Y. paludosus. Feeds on worms and insects.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Kottelat, M. and X.L. Chu, 1988. Revision of Yunnanilus with description of a miniature species flock and six new species from China (Cypriniformes: Homalopteridae). Environ. Biol. Fishes 23(1-2):65-93. (Ref. 12040)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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