Beaufortia kweichowensis

Chinese hillstream loach
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Gastromyzontidae
Genus:	Beaufortia
Species:	B. kweichowensis
Binomial name
	Beaufortia kweichowensis; P. W. Fang, 1931
Synonyms
	Beaufortia leverreti kweichowensis; (Fang, 1931); Beaufortia kweichowensis gracilicauda; (Chen & Zheng, 1980); Gastromyzon leveretti kweichowensis ; Fang, 1931; Beaufortia kweichowensis kweichowensis; (Fang, 1931);

Beaufortia kweichowensis is a species of gastromyzontid loach native to rivers in China. The common names for this popular aquarium species are Chinese hillstream loach, Hong Kong pleco, butterfly hillstream loach, and Chinese sucker fish.

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