Acrossocheilus monticola

Acrossocheilus: from the Greek a- (Gr. ἀ-), meaning 'without', krossós (Gr. κροσσός), meaning 'fringe, tassel', and cheílos (Gr. χείλος), meaning 'lip', in reference to the smooth upper lip in members of this genus.

monticola: from the Latin montis, meaning ‘mountain’, and -cola, meaning ‘dweller or inhabitant’, in reference to this species' type locality comprising a mountain stream.

Apparently endemic to the upper Yangtze River basin, China.

Type locality is 'mountain-stream fiowing into the Ichang gorge of the Yangtsze River'.

Wild fish are known to feed on small, benthic invertebrates and graze biofilm from rocks and other solid surfaces.

The genus Acrossocheilus is restricted to southern China, northern Vietnam and northern Laos. It can be distinguished from related genera by the following combination of characters: rostral fold present; lips fleshy and continuous around corners of mouth; lower lip with a median interruption; mouth inferior; horny sheath on lower jaw; two pairs of barbels; last simple ray of dorsal fin osseous with a serrated or smooth posterior margin.

Members of the genus are characterised by possessing a particular number of dark vertical bar on each flank, and A. monticola uniquely possesses seven or eight bars, each of which is 1–3 scales wide.