| Homaloptera | |
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| Homaloptera ocellata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Balitoridae |
| Genus: | Homaloptera van Hasselt, 1823 |
| Type species | |
| *Homaloptera ocellata Van der Hoeven, 1833 | |
Homaloptera is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Balitoridae.
There are currently 6 recognized species in this genus: [1]
The hillstream loaches or river loaches are a family, the Balitoridae, of small fish from South, Southeast and East Asia. The family includes about 202 species. They are sometimes sold as "lizardfish" or "flossensaugers". Many of the species are popular for aquaria, species in the genus Sewellia are most commonly sold in the aquaria trade. They have a number of similarities with the Cobitidae, their sibling family of "loaches", such as multiple barbels around the mouth. They should not be confused with the loricariids, which look similar but are a family of catfish.
Homaloptera confuzona is a species of hillstream loach in the genus Homaloptera found in Laos, Cambodia and Thailand. It lives in the lower Mekong drainage and coastal streams of Cambodia and eastern Thailand. The maximum size is about 40 cm (16 in) SL.
Ghatsa montana also known as the Anamalai Stone loach is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Ghatsa. It should not be confused with Anamalai Loach.
Balitoropsis also known as the lizard loaches is a genus of hillstream loaches native to eastern Asia.
Homalopteroides is a genus of hillstream loaches native to Southeast Asia.
Homalopterula is a genus of hillstream loaches found only in Sumatra in Indonesia.
Ghatsa is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Balitoridae. This genus is created for species previously assigned to Homaloptera from the Western Ghats of India.
Ghatsa menoni is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Ghatsa.
Ghatsa pillaii also known as the Silent Valley loach is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Ghatsa.
Ghatsa santhamparaiensis also known as the Santhampara loach is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Ghatsa.
Pseudohomaloptera tatereganii is a species of the genus Pseudohomaloptera in the family Balitoridae.
Pseudohomaloptera is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Balitoridae.
Ghatsa silasi is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Ghatsa. It can be found in the stream Kattamadithode in India.
Homalopteroides weberi is a species of the genus Homalopteroides in the family Balitoridae. It is found in west Borneo.
Homalopteroides yuwonoi is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Homalopteroides.
Pseudohomaloptera batek is a species of the genus Pseudohomaloptera in the family Balitoridae.
Pseudohomaloptera leonardi is a species of the genus Pseudohomaloptera in the family Balitoridae.
Pseudohomaloptera sexmaculata is a species of the genus Pseudohomaloptera in the family Balitoridae.
Pseudohomaloptera vulgaris is a species of the genus Pseudohomaloptera in the family Balitoridae.
Pseudohomaloptera yunnanensis is a species of the genus Pseudohomaloptera in the family Balitoridae.