Beaufortia szechuanensis
Gastromyzontidae · Fang, 1930
Max length
69mm SL2.7in SL
Beaufortia szechuanensis is a hillstream loach from the upper Yangtze River basin in Sichuan province, southwestern China. It has been recorded from several tributary systems including the Qing, Wu and Da Ning He. Its flattened head and body and horizontal paired fins form a sucking cup that lets it cling to rocks in shallow, fast-flowing, highly-oxygenated headwaters.