''Yaoshania pachychilus'', the panda loach, is a
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
of
gastromyzontid loach
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 mountain streams in
Jinxiu County
Jinxiu (; za, italic=yes, Ginhsiu) is a county of eastern Guangxi, China, located in an area of relatively high concentrations of the Yao people. It is administered as the Jinxiu Yao Autonomous County of Laibin City. Established in 1952, with the ...
,
Guangxi
Guangxi (; ; Chinese postal romanization, alternately romanized as Kwanghsi; ; za, Gvangjsih, italics=yes), officially the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (GZAR), is an Autonomous regions of China, autonomous region of the People's Republic ...
in
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
.
[SeriouslyFish: ]
Yaoshania pachychilus.
' Retrieved 6 July 2014. This species grows to a length of
SL. This species is monotypic,
but it was formerly included in ''
Protomyzon''.
Juveniles are strikingly coloured in black-and-white, but adults are relatively plain.
[ ''Y. pachychilus'' quickly became a popular ]aquarium fish
Lists of aquarium life include lists of fish, amphibians, invertebrates and plants in freshwater, brackish and marine aquariums.
In fishkeeping, suitable species of aquarium fish, plants and other organisms vary with the size, water chemistry and ...
in the 2010s.
References
Gastromyzontidae
Monotypic fish genera
Endemic fauna of Guangxi
Freshwater fish of China
Fish described in 1980
{{Cypriniformes-stub