Formosania Explained

Formosania is a genus of gastromyzontid loaches, most of which are endemic to mainland China. Two species, F. lacustris and F. tengi, are endemic to Taiwan.

Species

There are currently nine species recognized for this genus:

• Formosania chenyiyui (C. Y. Zheng, 1991)
• Formosania davidi (Sauvage, 1878)
• Formosania fascicauda (Nichols, 1926)
• Formosania fasciolata (H. G. Wang, Z. Y. Fan & Ying Chen, 2006)
• Formosania galericula (X. F. Zhang, 2011)
• Formosania immaculata W. Sun, J.-J. Zhou & J.-Q. Yang, 2023
• Formosania lacustris (Steindachner, 1908)
• Formosania paucisquama (C. Y. Zheng, 1981)
• Formosania stigmata (Nichols, 1926)
• Formosania tinkhami (Herre, 1934)