Parhomaloptera microstoma

Parhomaloptera microstoma is a species of balitorid[1][2] or gastromyzontid[3] loach endemic to the island of Borneo.[1] It is the only member of its genus.[2][4] It lives in fast-flowing streams and grows to 8.8 cm (3.5 in) TL.[1]

Parhomaloptera microstoma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Gastromyzontidae
Genus: Parhomaloptera
Vaillant, 1902
Species:
P. microstoma
Binomial name
Parhomaloptera microstoma
(Boulenger, 1899)
Synonyms

Homaloptera microstoma Boulenger, 1899

References

  1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Parhomaloptera microstoma" in FishBase. October 2015 version.
  2. Eschmeyer, W. N. and R. Fricke (eds) (2 November 2015). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 8 December 2015. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  3. 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.
  4. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). Species of Parhomaloptera in FishBase. October 2015 version.


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