Beaufortia cyclica
Gastromyzontidae · Chen, 1980
Max length
40mm SL1.6in SL
Beaufortia cyclica is a hillstream loach known from a handful of localities in the Xi River drainage and the Tuoniang river system in southern China. 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. Kottelat (2012) states that B. cyclica may be a synonym of B. elongata.
