Scientific Name	Microphysogobio brevirostris   Pronounce			by: Shih-Pin Huang
Author	(Günther, 1868)	Depth	1 - 5M
Chinese	短吻小鰾鮈	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鯉科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F102　Cyprinidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	短吻小鰾鮈
Max Length	9 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	車栓仔、短吻棒花魚、短吻鐮柄魚
Distribution in World	Taiwan [Endemic in Taiwan]	Distribution in Taiwan	North、Middle
Habitats	Fresh water	Holotype Locality	Taiwan
Synonyms	Abbottina brevirostris, Pseudogobio brevirostris
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)  沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 陳義雄,方力行 1999 樂佩琦 等編 Yue Peiqi et al. (eds.) 2000 陳義雄, 張詠青, 邵廣昭 2005
Specimen List	ASIZP0054194. ASIZP0057999. ASIZP0058545. ASIZP0059636. ASIZP0059719. ASIZP0066723. ASIZP0072625. ASIZP0072626. ASIZP0072627. ASIZP0074233. ASIZP0074398. ASIZP0805308. ASIZP0805309. ASIZP0805310. ASIZP0900207. ASIZP0915308. ASIZP0915309. ASIZP0915310. BMNH1865.5.2.49Lectotype. BMNH1865.5.2.50-53Paralectotype. NMMBP02920. NMMBP02935. NMMBP03909. NMMBP03910. NMMBP03917. NMMBP03937. NMMBP04008. NMMBP04016. NMMBP04018. NMMBP05975. NMMSTP00366. NMNSF00141. NMNSF01415. NTHUB01144. NTHUB01245. NTHUB01248. NTHUB01249. ...List all 66 records...
Barcode	2011-10-03,張家豪,CO1,100% 2011-10-03,張家豪,CO1,100% 2011-10-03,張家豪,CO1,100%
Common Name	Short-nose gudgeon
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist      2012 Redlist of Fresh Water Fishes::NT
Characteristic	Head moderately large. Snout short, blunt. Mouth inferior, arched and small, posterior end distant from anterior margin of eye; well developed papillae on extended lips. One pair of mandibular barbells at corner of mouth. Body cylindrical, elongated, posterior laterally compressed; ventral profile horizontal to origin of anal; dorsal arched. Scales moderately large, cycloid; ventral surface of head, thorax and abdomen naked; lateral line scales complete. L.l.：38-40; dorsal fin rays：3+7; pectoral fin rays：1+12-13; pelvic fin rays：1+7; anal fin rays：2+6; pectoral and pelvic fins laterally expanded; pectoral fins end distant from pelvic fin origin, tip reaches dorsal fin origin; caudal fin forked. Pelvic fin origin at middle between snout tip and caudal peduncle end, posterior tip extended over anus. Dark brown dorsally; canary yellow ventrally. A dark longitudinal stripe along lateral line, 5-6 dark blotches in a row above lateral line; irregular dark blotches along back. A conspicuous spot on caudal peduncle end. All fins slightly transparent, dark stripes on dorsal, pectoral and caudal fins, pair fins turn to red in breeding season.
habitats	Primary freshwater fish, inhabits in slightly fast running water with high dissolved oxygen of lower and middle reaches. Benthic, prefers to form schools. Polyphagia, feeds on aquatic insects and diatom on rock.
Distribution	Endemic to western portion of Taiwan, can be found from Houlung River to Tanshui River.
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