Spotted Hillstream Loach Sewellia lineolata

Spotted Hillstream Loach
Spotted Hillstream Loach with Red-cheeked Goby
Spotted Hillstream Loach with Red-cheeked Goby
The Spotted Hillstream Loach, also called Gold Ring and the Reticulated Hillstream Loach (since many hillstream loaches are spotted), is native to Vietnam, Cambodia and China.
Spotted Hillstream Loach
Spotted Hillstream Loach
Spotted Hillstream Loach
They grow to some 6 cm long. Their body forms a suction cup to adhere to rocks in fast-flowing streams. Diet is algae from the rocks. Males perform fluttering displays to court females.