''Sinogastromyzon minutus'' is a species of

ray-finned fish Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fishes, is a class of bony fish. They comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species. The ray-finned fishes are so called because their fins are webs of skin supported by bony or hor ...

in the genus ''

Sinogastromyzon ''Sinogastromyzon'' is a genus of hillstream loaches native to eastern Asia. IUCN has assessed conservation status of 14 ''Sinogastromyzon'' species. Of these, ten are considered "Data Deficient", three of "Least Concern", and one ('' S. puliens ...

''. It is

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...

to the Red River drainage in northwestern Vietnam. It lives in creeks and small rivers.

References

Sinogastromyzon Fish of Vietnam Endemic fauna of Vietnam Fish described in 1978 {{Balitoridae-stub