Balitora annamitica is a species of hill-stream loach from the Mekong River Basin in Cambodia, Thailand, and Laos, and possibly Vietnam.[1][2][3] It might be more than one species.[1]

Balitora annamitica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Balitoridae
Genus: Balitora
Species:
B. annamitica
Binomial name
Balitora annamitica
Kottelat, 1988

Balitora annamitica grow to 12.0 cm (4.7 in) TL.[2] It occurs in rapids and stretches of rivers with fast flow. It is locally common and present in subsistence fisheries.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d Kottelat, M. (2012). "Balitora annamitica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T180742A1657932. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T180742A1657932.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2014). "Balitora annamitica" 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.