Scientific Name	Squalidus iijimae   Pronounce			by: Yi-Lang Jheng
Author	(Oshima, 1919)	Depth	0 - 5M
Chinese	飯島氏銀鮈	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鯉科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F102　Cyprinidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	臺灣銀鮈
Max Length	6.7 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	車栓仔、飯島氏麻魚、臺銀鮈、南風魚、飯島氏頜鬚鮈、臺灣頜鬚鮈
Distribution in World	Taiwan [Endemic in Taiwan]	Distribution in Taiwan	North、Middle
Habitats	Fresh water	Holotype Locality	Tozen River, Shin-chu County, Taiwan
Synonyms	Gnathopogon iijimae
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；臺灣淡水及河口魚類誌(陳&方, 1999)；臺灣淡水魚類-壹 鯉形目(陳＆張, 2005)  Oshima, M. 1919 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 陳義雄,方力行 1999 陳義雄, 張詠青, 邵廣昭 2005
Specimen List	FMNH59096Holotype. FRIP00481. NMNSF00158. NMNSF00163. NMNSF00194. NMNSF00261. NMNSF00265. NMNSF00739. NMNSF01358. NMNSF01480. NMNSF01530. NTUM05257. USNM00192922.
Common Name	Taiwan gudgeon; Iijima's gudgeon
Redlist Status	2009/4/1 COA, Taiwan Redlist: Critically Endangered    Not in IUCN Redlist      2012 Redlist of Fresh Water Fishes::DD
Characteristic	Head moderately large. Snout triangular. Eye large, on upper side of head. Mouth oblique, upper jaw longer than lower, posterior end of upper jaw reaches anterior margin of eye; lips thin; one pair of mandibular barbels at corner of mouth. Body elongated, compressed, belly rounded, shaped like a spindle; caudal peduncle thin and long. Scales moderately large, cycloid; lateral line complete. L.l.：33-35; dorsal fin rays：3+7; pectoral branched rays：16; pelvic branched rays：7; anal fin rays：2+6. Pelvic fin origin at midline between snout tip and caudal peduncle end; pectoral fin end distant from pelvic fin origin; pectoral and pelvic fins at lower side of body; caudal fin forked. Olive dorsally, side and belly silvery white. Irregular spots along back and on dorsal and caudal fins; a golden stripe on midline of side near a dark stripe composed of spots.
habitats	Primary freshwater fish, prefers still water at lower and middle reaches, can be found in ponds, canals, and backwaters. Polyphagia, feeds on diatom and aquatic insects.
Distribution	Endemic to Taiwan, can be found only in middle reach of Tatu River.
Utility	Small in size, poorly noticed. Potential ornamental species.