科: Balitoridae
Beaufortia liui（Beaufortia liui）はウナギ科の爬鳅に分類される淡水魚で、中国南部の山地渓流に分布する。成魚は約 6–8.8 cm、適水温 18–26 °C。
Beaufortia liui, a member of the family Balitoridae, comes from southern Chinese mountain streams, where it inhabits fast-flowing mountain streams, clinging to rocks. Peaceful; territorial only over a favourite stone and herbivorous grazer — aufwuchs, algae wafers, vegetable matter, it grows to 6–8.8 cm and adapts well to a properly set-up aquarium in the 18–26 °C range. Other Beaufortia species in our database include Beaufortia kweichowensis, Beaufortia leveretti, Beaufortia pingi.
難易度：中級。Peaceful; territorial only over a favourite stone。
適水温 18–26 °C。18.0–26 °C typical for the genus。Cool, highly oxygenated water。
成魚 6–8.8 cm 前後。Bottom-dwelling on rock surfacesのため 93 L 以上の水槽を推奨。
Herbivorous grazer — aufwuchs, algae wafers, vegetable matter。Bare rock and coarse gravel上で採餌する性質を活かし、沈む餌も与える。
Peaceful; territorial only over a favourite stone；Keep one per stone field, or 3+ to spread territory。向いているのはOther cool-water stream fish — Share the need for oxygen and flow。Large aggressive cichlids — Disrupt the calm grazing regimeは不向き。
原産地は中国南部の山地渓流。Fast-flowing mountain streams, clinging to rocksに生息。Very strong, highly oxygenated current。Requires very high dissolved oxygen。
繁殖：No confirmed aquarium breeding; treat as egg-scatterer。Difficult to distinguish。