Hemimyzon macroptera

Hemimyzon macroptera is a species of hillstream loach (a ray-finned fish) in the genus Hemimyzon.[2] It is found in clear-water streams with rocky bottom in the Nanpan River basin, Yunnan, China. It is naturally scarce but widespread.[1]

Hemimyzon macroptera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Balitoridae
Genus: Hemimyzon
Species:
H. macroptera
Binomial name
Hemimyzon macroptera
C. Y. Zheng, 1982

References

  1. Cui, K. & Zhao, H. (2011). "Hemimyzon macroptera". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2011: e.T166162A6185096. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T166162A6185096.en. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Hemimyzon macroptera" in FishBase. November 2014 version.


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