| Homalopterula gymnogaster | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Balitoridae |
| Genus: | Homalopterula |
| Species: | H. gymnogaster |
| Binomial name | |
| Homalopterula gymnogaster (Bleeker, 1853) | |
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Homalopterula gymnogaster is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Homalopterula . [1] It is commonly found in freshwater lakes Maninjau in West Sumatra, Indonesia.
Balitoridae, the hillstream loaches or river loaches, is a family, 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.
Homalopterula heterolepis is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Homalopterula. It can be found in northern Sumatra.
Homalopterula ripleyi is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Homalopterula.
Homalopterula vanderbilti is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Homalopterula.
Homalopterula is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Balitoridae, the loaches in this family are commonly known as hillstream loaches although this name also refers to the loaches in the family Gastromyzontidae. These loaches are found only in Sumatra in Indonesia.