Sinogastromyzon rugocauda

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Sinogastromyzon rugocauda
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Balitoridae
Genus: Sinogastromyzon
Species:
S. rugocauda
Binomial name
Sinogastromyzon rugocauda
Đ. Y. Mai, 1978

Sinogastromyzon rugocauda is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Sinogastromyzon . It is found in the Ma River drainage in Laos and Vietnam. [1] [2] It lives in fast flowing rivers in rapids, clinging on rocks and large stones. It is used in local subsistence fisheries. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Kottelat, M. (2012). "Sinogastromyzon rugocauda". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . IUCN. 2012: e.T166922A1152659. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T166922A1152659.en . Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Sinogastromyzon rugocauda" in FishBase . November 2014 version.