Beaufortia kweichowensis (Information about this image)
Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Otomorpha
Subcohors: Ostariophysi
Sectio: Otophysa
Ordo: Cypriniformes
Subordo: Cobitoidei
Familia: Gastromyzontidae
Genus: Beaufortia
Species: Beaufortia kweichowensis
Name
Beaufortia kweichowensis (Fang, 1931)
Etymology: kweichowensis: named after Kweichow (now Guizhou) province, China, type locality of this species.
Synonyms
Gastromyzon leveretti kweichowensis Fang, 1931
Beaufortia kweichowensis gracilicauda Chen & Zheng, 1980
Vernacular names
English: Chinese Butterfly Loach
suomi: Pisteimunuoliainen
norsk: Fjellbekksmerling
ไทย: ปลาผีเสื้อติดหิน
中文: 貴州爬岩鰍
References
Beaufortia kweichowensis in FishBase,
Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.
Beaufortia kweichowensis is a species of gastromyzontid loach.[1][2] It is endemic to China[2] where it is known from the Xi River.[1] The common names for this popular aquarium species are Chinese hillstream loach, Hong Kong pleco, butterfly hillstream loach, and Chinese sucker fish.[2][3]
Habitat
Beaufortia kweichowensis can be found in fast-flowing highland and in-land streams in China.[3]
In the aquarium
Aquarium maintenance
An aquarium that duplicates the natural habitat of the Chinese hillstream loach is ideal since these fish require high oxygen levels. They need excellent water-flow, adequate aeration and numerous hiding places inside the aquarium. Adequate lighting is necessary to promote algal growth in the aquarium. Other live plants, however, are not necessary although they may assist in maintaining water quality. Suitable plants for high-flow tank environments are Anubias species and Microsorum pteropus, which can be grown on rocks or driftwood.[3]
Chinese hillstream loaches normally thrive in an aquatic environment with medium water hardness (12 dh maximum), with water temperatures from 68 °F to 75 °F (20 to 23.8 °C), and with pH readings ranging from 7.0 to 8.0.[3] A tank size of 36" (90 cm) minimum is preferable.[4] They can be kept in groups of three to seven.[4]
Chinese hillstream loaches can grow to 8 cm (3.1 in) total length.[2]
Compatibility
B. kweichowensis is characteristically not too aggressive an aquarium fish,[4] but like the Bornean Gastromyzon species, it is territorial and may engage in skirmishes or "topping", where one fish will try to cover another fish. These clashes seldom result in damage, because one fish will eventually cease from engaging in the topping behavior.[3]
Feeding
Chinese hillstream loaches have small mouths thus necessitating the offering of good quality fish food such as flakes, sinking pellets, algae wafers, thawed frozen bloodworms, mysid shrimps, blanched spinach, kale and natural algae.[3]
Breeding
There are minimal differences between males and females in Beaufortia kweichowensis but the males often display stronger coloration. Although B. kweichowensis are not normally bred in captivity,[3] they may reproduce in pits under rocks inside tanks that mimic riverine settings.[4]
References
Footnotes
Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Beaufortia kweichowensis". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2024). "Beaufortia kweichowensis" in FishBase. February 2024 version.
Thoene, Martin (27 December 2006). "Butterfly Hillstream Loach (Beaufortia kweichowensis)". Loaches Online (Community Edition). Retrieved 4 June 2007.
Woodman, Mia (4 August 2002). "Fish Profiles". Pet Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2007.
Bibliography
https://web.archive.org/
http://www.answers.com/topic/hillstream-loach
[1]
http://www.ubio.org/browser/details.php?namebankID=2822735
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