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Yaoshania

Yaoshania pachychilus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Gastromyzontidae
Genus: Yaoshania
Jian Yang, Kottelat, J. X. Yang & X. Y. Chen, 2012
Species: Y. pachychilus
Binomial name
Yaoshania pachychilus
(Yi-Yu Chen, 1980)
Synonyms

Protomyzon pachychilus Yi-Yu Chen, 1980


Protomyzon pachychilus Yi-Yu Chen, 1980

Yaoshania pachychilus, the panda loach, is a species of gastromyzontid loach endemic to mountain streams in Jinxiu County, Guangxi in China. This species grows to a length of 5.8 centimetres (2.3 in) SL. This species is the only known member of its genus, but it was formerly included in Protomyzon. Juveniles are strikingly coloured in black-and-white, but adults are relatively plain.


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