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SPECIES DOSSIER · RESEARCH STAGE

Gastromyzon contractus

Contracted Hillstream Loach

One left-facing Contracted Hillstream Loach on black
Status reviewOpen species explanation
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Identity and origin

Origin
Kapuas basin, West Kalimantan
Identity
Kapuas drainage record

A western Borneo species described from the Kapuas system. The scientific name should only be applied to fish with traceable locality and identification records.

Planning a hillstream habitat

Care-planning notes. Confirm exact requirements for the species and source population.

  • Make oxygenation and current part of the aquarium design; these are stream-adapted fishes.
  • Provide mature grazing surfaces on smooth stones, alongside an appropriate supplementary diet.
  • Check the exact locality and species before choosing temperature, companions and current strength.
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Evidence record

Conservation record: A current published assessment has not been verified for this profile. This does not imply low risk or permission to trade.

Catalogue inclusion confirms a research record, not current stock, legal export, or destination-country import permission.

  1. FishBase species record.