Hemimyzon khonensis is a species of hillstream loach in the genus Hemimyzon. It is known from a single specimen collected in the Mekong at the Khone Falls in Laos, near the Cambodian border;[1] it is named for the falls.[2] The specimen was 51 mm (2.0 in) in standard length.
Hemimyzon khonensis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Balitoridae |
Genus: | Hemimyzon |
Species: | H. khonensis
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Binomial name | |
Hemimyzon khonensis |
References
edit- ^ a b Kottelat, M. (2012). "Hemimyzon khonensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T180661A1648746. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T180661A1648746.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b Kottelat, M. (2000). "Diagnoses of a new genus and 64 new species of fishes from Laos (Teleostei: Cyprinidae, Balitoridae, Bagridae, Syngnathidae, Chaudhuriidae and Tetraodontidae)" (PDF). Journal of South Asian Natural History. 5: 37–82. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2012-11-24.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Hemimyzon khonensis" in FishBase. April 2006 version.