Type locality of L. brachycephala: fast-flowing clear water with mixed substrate including pebbles, gravels and boulders.

 
 
  Part of: Guo D-M, Zhang E (2021) Re-description of the loach species Leptobotia citrauratea (Teleostei, Botiidae), with the description of L. brachycephala from southern Zhejiang Province, China. ZooKeys 1017: 89-109. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1017.57503