Homalopterula
Homalopterula is a genus of hillstream loaches found only in Sumatra in Indonesia.
| Homalopterula | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Homalopterula gymnogaster | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Balitoridae |
| Genus: | Homalopterula Fowler, 1940 |
| Type species | |
| Homalopterula ripleyi Fowler 1940. | |
Species
There are currently 6 recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Homalopterula amphisquamata M. C. W. Weber & de Beaufort, 1916
- Homalopterula gymnogaster Bleeker, 1853
- Homalopterula heterolepis M. C. W. Weber & de Beaufort, 1916
- Homalopterula modiglianii Perugia, 1893
- Homalopterula ripleyi Fowler, 1940
- Homalopterula vanderbilti Fowler, 1940
References
- Randall, Z.S. & Page, L.M. (2015): On the paraphyly of Homaloptera (Teleostei: Balitoridae) and description of a new genus of hillstream loaches from the Western Ghats of India. Zootaxa, 3926 (1): 57–86.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.