Beaufortia polylepis
Beaufortia polylepis is a species of river loach (family Balitoridae[3][4] or Gastromyzontidae,[5] depending on the source). It is endemic to the Nanpan River in Yunnan, China.[1] It inhabits rocky streams[1] and measures 3.9–4.8 cm (1.5–1.9 in) standard length.[2]
| Beaufortia polylepis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Gastromyzontidae |
| Genus: | Beaufortia |
| Species: | B. polylepis |
| Binomial name | |
| Beaufortia polylepis Y. R. Chen, 1982[2] | |
References
- Chen, X.-Y. (2011). "Beaufortia polylepis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T166088A6169716. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T166088A6169716.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- Zheng, C.-Y.; Chen, Y.-R.; Huang, S. (1982). "云南省的平蜡锹科鱼挠" [The Homalopterid Fishes From Yunnan Province, China]. Zoological Research (in Chinese and English). 3 (4): 393–402. Archived from the original on 2016-08-17.
- Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke; R. van der Laan, eds. (1 July 2016). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2016). "Beaufortia polylepis" in FishBase. January 2016 version.
- Kottelat, M. (2012). "Conspectus cobitidum: an inventory of the loaches of the world (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Cobitoidei)" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Suppl. 26: 1–199. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-02-11.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.