Fish Identification

Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Gastromyzontidae Hillstream loaches
Genus: Formosania

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10 species

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Max. Length 7.7 cm SL
 
Formosania chenyiyui
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Max. Length 7.6 cm SL
 
Formosania davidi
Photo by CAFS

Asia
Max. Length 9 cm TL
Formosania fascicauda (Nichols, 1926)
Photo by CAFS
 
Formosania fascicauda
No picture found

Max. Length 11.1 cm TL
 
Formosania fasciolata
No picture found

Max. Length 5.8 cm TL
 
Formosania galericula
No picture found

Max. Length 7.7 cm SL
 
Formosania immaculata
Photo by Liao, T.-Y.

Asia
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Formosania lacustris (Steindachner, 1908)
Photo by Liao, T.-Y.
 
Formosania lacustris
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Max. Length 6 cm SL
 
Formosania paucisquama
Photo by CAFS

Asia
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Formosania stigmata (Nichols, 1926)
Photo by CAFS
 
Formosania stigmata
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Max. Length 10 cm TL
 
Formosania tinkhami


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Formosania chenyiyui Asia 7.7 SL 1991
Formosania davidi Asia 7.6 SL 1878
Formosania fascicauda Asia 9 TL 1926
Formosania fasciolata Asia 11.1 TL 2006
Formosania galericula Asia 5.8 TL 2011
Formosania immaculata Asia 7.7 SL 2023
Formosania lacustris Asia 12 TL 1908
Formosania paucisquama Asia 6 SL 1981
Formosania stigmata Asia 10 TL 1926
Formosania tinkhami Asia 10 TL 1934



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