The Erromyzon yangi lives in the demersal, freshwater environment.
The species was named Erromyzon yangi in honour of Yang Jun-Xing, the Deputy Director of the Kunming Institute of Zoology. The fish is a member of the Gastromyzontini group of balitorids, which are endemic to east and south east Asia. More
Province in China, and has been named Erromyzon yangi in a paper in the latest issue of the journal Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters. More