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Gastromyzon psiloetron Tan, 2006

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Gastromyzon psiloetron Tan, 2006
Name authority
Tan, 2006
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Cypriniformes
Family
Balitoridae
Genus
Gastromyzon
Extinction status
Not supplied by this source

Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. gigaclassActinopterygii
  8. superclassActinopteri
  9. classTeleostei
  10. orderCypriniformes
  11. familyBalitoridae Swainson, 1839
  12. genusGastromyzon Günther, 1874
  13. speciesGastromyzon psiloetron Tan, 2006

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Gastromyzon. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Gastromyzon aeroides Tan & Sulaiman, 2006BalitoridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Gastromyzon auronigrus Tan, 2006BalitoridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Gastromyzon borneensis Günther, 1874BalitoridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Gastromyzon cranbrooki Tan & Sulaiman, 2006BalitoridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Gastromyzon ctenocephalus Roberts, 1982BalitoridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Gastromyzon danumensis Chin & Inger, 1989BalitoridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Gastromyzon embalohensis Rachmatika, 1998BalitoridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Gastromyzon extrorsus Tan, 2006BalitoridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Gastromyzon farragus Tan & Leh, 2006BalitoridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Gastromyzon katibasensis Leh & Chai, 2003BalitoridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Gastromyzon lepidogaster Roberts, 1982BalitoridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Gastromyzon megalepis Roberts, 1982BalitoridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 208 records assigned to Balitoridae.

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. Tan, H. H. (2006). The Borneo suckers. Revision of the torrent loaches of Borneo (Balitoridae: Gastromyzon, Neogastromyzon). Natural History Publications (Borneo), i–vi + 1–245. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:3FDRW. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.