Sinogastromyzon chapaensis

Sinogastromyzon chapaensis

Shieldlike sucker belly flattened against Red River torrents

Red
Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Southeast Asia
Tropical fish

Sinogastromyzon chapaensis is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Sinogastromyzon. It is endemic to the Red River drainage in northern Vietnam and Hunan, southern China. Very little is known about ecology of this species living in rivers.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Balitoridae
Genus: Sinogastromyzon
Water type: Freshwater