Balitora lancangjiangensis

Balitora lancangjiangensis is a species of hill-stream loach from the Mekong and Red River basins.[1][2][3] Sources differ in distribution, but all list Yunnan (China) and Laos,[2][3] and at least the International Union for Conservation of Nature also lists Vietnam, Burma, and Thailand.[1]

Balitora lancangjiangensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Balitoridae
Genus: Balitora
Species:
B. lancangjiangensis
Binomial name
Balitora lancangjiangensis
(C. Y. Zheng, 1980)
Synonyms

Sinohomaloptera lancangjiangensis Zheng, 1980

Balitora vanlongi might be junior synonym of Balitora lancangjiangensis.[1]

Balitora lancangjiangensis grow to 7.1 cm (2.8 in) SL.[2] It occurs in fast flowing stretches of waters in rivers and large streams.[1]

References

  1. Kottelat, M. (2012). "Balitora lancangjiangensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T166998A1161723. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T166998A1161723.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2014). "Balitora lancangjiangensis" in FishBase. November 2014 version.
  3. Eschmeyer, W. N. (2 June 2015). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. Archived from the original on 3 May 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2015.


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