Two new species of Gastromyzon (Teleostei : Balitoridae) from the Kuamut headwaters, Kinabatangan basin, Sabah, Malaysia

Citation
Th. Hui et Km. Martin-smith, Two new species of Gastromyzon (Teleostei : Balitoridae) from the Kuamut headwaters, Kinabatangan basin, Sabah, Malaysia, RAFFL B ZOO, 46(2), 1998, pp. 361-371
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Animal Sciences
Journal title
RAFFLES BULLETIN OF ZOOLOGY
ISSN journal
02172445 → ACNP
Volume
46
Issue
2
Year of publication
1998
Pages
361 - 371
Database
ISI
SICI code
0217-2445(199812)46:2<361:TNSOG(>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
Two new species of Gastromyzon are described from the Kuamut headwaters of the Kinabatangan basin, about 60 km north of northwest of Danum Valley Fiel d Centre, Lahad Datu District, Sabah. Gastromyzon pariclavis attains ca. 60 mm SL and is distinguished from its congeners in having 11-16 distinct equ idistant alternating light and dark grey vertical bands on body, a strongly angular gill slit and an elongate rounded dorsal head profile. Gastromyzon ornaticauda reaches ca. 70 mm SL and is distinguished from its congeners i n having a postoral pouch and an elongate truncate dorsal head profile. In life, its caudal-fin has reddish dorsal and ventral longitudinal margins an d an iridescent bluish-green patch in the middle.