Troglocyclocheilus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Subfamily: | Cyprininae |
Genus: | Troglocyclocheilus Kottelat & Bréhier, 1999 |
Species: | T. khammouanensis |
Binomial name | |
Troglocyclocheilus khammouanensis Kottelat & Bréhier, 1999 |
Troglocyclocheilus is a monospecific genus of freshwater, troglobitic ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae, the carps, barbs and allied fishes. [2] The only species in the genus Troglocyclocheilus khammouanensis which is known only from a single specimen, the holotype, collected from the resurgence of the Nam Don, near the village of Ban Phondou, Thakhek District in the Khammouane province of Laos at 17°33'50"N, 104°52'20"E. [3]