''Pseudogastromyzon'' is a genus of

ray-finned fish Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fish or actinopterygians, is a class of bony fish that comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species. They are so called because of their lightly built fins made of webbings of sk ...

belonging to the

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Gastromyzontidae The Gastromyzontidae are a family of loaches native to China and Southeast Asia, where typically found in streams and rivers with a fast current. The family includes about 137 species in eighteen genera Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic ran ...

, commonly called the hillstream loaches, although this also refers to the

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es in the family

Balitoridae Balitoridae, the hillstream loaches or river loaches, is a family, of small fish from South, Southeast and East Asia. The family includes about 202 species. They are sometimes sold as "lizardfish" or (in Germany) "flossensaugers". Many of the spe ...

. The

es in this genus are found in fast-flowing streams and rivers in China.

Species

There are currently 4 recognized

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in this genus: * '' Pseudogastromyzon cheni'' ( Y. S. Liang, 1942) * '' Pseudogastromyzon fasciatus'' ( Sauvage, 1878) * '' Pseudogastromyzon laticeps'' ( Y. Y. Chen & C. Y. Zheng, 1980) * '' Pseudogastromyzon myersi'' ( Herre, 1932) (Sucker-belly loach) The species '' P. daon'', '' P. elongatus'' and '' P. loos'' are of uncertain taxonomic status.

References

Gastromyzontidae Fish of Asia {{Cypriniformes-stub