Parhomaloptera

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Parhomaloptera
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Gastromyzontidae
Genus: Parhomaloptera
Vaillant, 1902 [2]
Species:
P. microstoma
Binomial name
Parhomaloptera microstoma
(Boulenger, 1899) [3]
Synonyms [3]

Homaloptera microstomaBoulenger, 1899

  • Parhomaloptera obscuraVaillant, 1902

Parhomaloptera is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Gastromyzontidae, a group which shares the common name hillstream loaches with the family Balitoridae. The only species in the genus is Parhomaloptera microstoma. [3] It lives in fast-flowing streams and grows to a maximum published total length of 8.8 cm (3.5 in). [4] This taxon is endemi to Borneo, occurring in both East Malaysia and Kalimantan. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 Lumbantobing, D. (2019). "Parhomaloptera microstoma". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019 e.T91173715A91173747. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T91173715A91173747.en . Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  2. ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Gastromyzontidae". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Parhomaloptera". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  4. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Parhomaloptera microstoma". FishBase . October 2024 version.


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