Gastromyzon ingeri
Gastromyzon ingeri is a species of river loach (family Balitoridae[1][2] or Gastromyzontidae,[3] depending on the source). It is named for Robert F. Inger.[2] It is endemic to Sabah, Borneo, where it occurs in rivers draining into Wallace Bay.[1][2] It inhabits fast flowing rocky streams and grows to 5.4 cm (2.1 in) standard length.[2]
Gastromyzon ingeri | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Gastromyzontidae |
Genus: | Gastromyzon |
Species: | G. ingeri |
Binomial name | |
Gastromyzon ingeri H. H. Tan, 2006 | |
References
- Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke; R. van der Laan, eds. (1 July 2016). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2016). "Gastromyzon ingeri" 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.
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