Hemimyzon papilio

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Hemimyzon papilio
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Balitoridae
Genus: Hemimyzon
Species:
H. papilio
Binomial name
Hemimyzon papilio
Kottelat, 1998

Hemimyzon papilio is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Hemimyzon .

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