Protomyzon
Protomyzon is a genus of gastromyzontid loaches endemic to Borneo.
| Protomyzon | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Gastromyzontidae |
| Genus: | Protomyzon Hora, 1932 |
| Type species | |
| Homaloptera whiteheadi Vaillant 1894 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Progastromyzon Hora & Jayaram, 1952 | |
See also
- Yaoshania pachychilus, the so-called panda loach, which was formerly included in Protomyzon.
References
- Kottelat, M. (2012): Conspectus cobitidum: an inventory of the loaches of the world (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Cobitoidei). The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, Suppl. No. 26: 1-199.
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