Beaufortia polylepis

Beaufortia polylepis is a species of river loach (family Balitoridae[3][4] or Gastromyzontidae,[5] depending on the source). It is endemic to the Nanpan River in Yunnan, China.[1] It inhabits rocky streams[1] and measures 3.9–4.8 cm (1.5–1.9 in) standard length.[2]

Beaufortia polylepis
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Gastromyzontidae
Genus:	Beaufortia
Species:	B. polylepis
Binomial name
Beaufortia polylepis Y. R. Chen, 1982[2]

References

1. Chen, X.-Y. (2011). "Beaufortia polylepis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T166088A6169716. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T166088A6169716.en.
2. Zheng, C.-Y.; Chen, Y.-R.; Huang, S. (1982). "云南省的平蜡锹科鱼挠" [The Homalopterid Fishes From Yunnan Province, China]. Zoological Research (in Chinese and English). 3 (4): 393–402. Archived from the original on 2016-08-17.
3. Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke; R. van der Laan, eds. (1 July 2016). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
4. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). "Beaufortia polylepis" in FishBase. January 2016 version.
5. Kottelat, M. (2012). "Conspectus cobitidum: an inventory of the loaches of the world (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Cobitoidei)" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Suppl. 26: 1–199. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-02-11.