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
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.