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Crossocheilogobio tafangensis

(Wang, 1935)

Formerly known as Microphysogobio tafangensis.

Full synonymy (2)
  • Microphysogobio tafangensis (Wang 1935) · earlier combination
  • Pseudogobio tafangensis Wang 1935 · original combination

Source: Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (Fricke, Eschmeyer & Van der Laan, eds.), California Academy of Sciences.

2 cited sourcesName checked against Eschmeyer’s Catalog of Fishes, update of

IUCNNOT EVALUATED
NEnot on the EX–LC scale
CARESNOT LISTED
Type localityStream in Ta-Fang, Yenchow, Chekiang, Chinaper Catalog of Fishes
Depth—not recorded
DietNot described.
BreedingNot recorded
Sexual dimorphismNot documentedNot recorded in available sources
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Crossocheilogobio tafangensis is a small gudgeon of the Gobionidae from eastern China, described by Wang in 1935 from a stream at Ta-Fang, Zhejiang. Stores have sold it as Microphysogobio tafangensis.

What's in the name

Crossocheilogobio
  • CrossocheilusGreek genus name — a related cyprinid genus
  • GobioLatin — gudgeon
tafangensis
  • Ta-Fangplace name — the type locality in Zhejiang
  • -ensisLatin — of or from

Taxonomy & naming

Wang described the species in 1935 from a stream at Ta-Fang, Yenchow, Chekiang (Zhejiang), China. The Catalog of Fishes places it in Crossocheilogobio, and the store listing under Microphysogobio reflects an earlier genus. FishBase has no summary page for it under the current name.

Morphology

A small, bottom-living gudgeon. Its maximum size is not recorded in the sources the atlas uses.

Habitat

Known from streams in eastern China. Water parameters are not recorded.

Feeding

The diet has not been described. Related gudgeons pick small invertebrates from the bottom.

Mating

Mating behaviour has not been described.

Breeding

Reproduction has not been described.

In the aquarium

Husbandry is not recorded for this species. A cool, well-oxygenated tank with sand or fine gravel suits similar gudgeons.

Conservation

No IUCN assessment is known to the atlas.

Common questions

Crossocheilogobio tafangensis: where does it come from?
It is recorded from China.

Sources

  1. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes — Crossocheilogobio tafangensis (Wang, 1935)
  2. FishBase — Crossocheilogobio tafangensis

Naming authority: Crossocheilogobio tafangensis in Eschmeyer’s Catalog of Fishes ↗

Last reviewed 2026-10-05.

How to cite

Aquarist Atlas (2026). Crossocheilogobio tafangensis. Aquarist Atlas.https://www.aquaristatlas.com/barbs/crossocheilogobio-tafangensis/

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