Homaloptera confuzona
| Homaloptera confuzona | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Balitoridae |
| Genus: | Homaloptera |
| Species: | H. confuzona |
| Binomial name | |
| Homaloptera confuzona Kottelat, 2000 [2] | |
Homaloptera confuzona is a species of hillstream loach in the genus Homaloptera found in Laos, Cambodia and Thailand.[3] It lives in the lower Mekong drainage and coastal streams of Cambodia and southeastern Thailand.[1] The maximum size is about 40 cm (16 in) SL.[2]
Homaloptera confuzona is eaten locally. It occasionally occurs in the aquarium fish trade.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Kottelat, M. (2012). "Homaloptera confuzona". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
- 1 2 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.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Homaloptera confuzona" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
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