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Class: Teleostei
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Gastromyzontidae Hillstream loaches

Genus: Formosania

(See list of species below)


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9 species (see list below)
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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 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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