Balitora lancangjiangensis
Balitora lancangjiangensis is a species of hill-stream loach from the Mekong and Red River basins.[1][2][3] Sources differ in distribution, but all list Yunnan (China) and Laos,[2][3] and at least the International Union for Conservation of Nature also lists Vietnam, Burma, and Thailand.[1]
| Balitora lancangjiangensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Balitoridae |
| Genus: | Balitora |
| Species: | B. lancangjiangensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Balitora lancangjiangensis (C. Y. Zheng, 1980) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Sinohomaloptera lancangjiangensis Zheng, 1980 | |
Balitora vanlongi might be junior synonym of Balitora lancangjiangensis.[1]
Balitora lancangjiangensis grow to 7.1 cm (2.8 in) SL.[2] It occurs in fast flowing stretches of waters in rivers and large streams.[1]
References
- Kottelat, M. (2012). "Balitora lancangjiangensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T166998A1161723. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T166998A1161723.en.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Balitora lancangjiangensis" in FishBase. November 2014 version.
- Eschmeyer, W. N. (2 June 2015). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. Archived from the original on 3 May 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
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