| Waterfall climbing cave fish | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Balitoridae |
| Genus: | Cryptotora Kottelat, 1998 |
| Species: | C. thamicola |
| Binomial name | |
| Cryptotora thamicola (Kottelat, 1988) |
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| Synonyms | |
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Homaloptera thamicola Kottelat, 1988 |
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The waterfall climbing cave fish, Cryptotora thamicola, is a species of ray-finned fish in the Balitoridae family, and the only member of monotypic genus Cryptotora. The fish is known for its fins which can grapple onto terrain. The fish is capable of climbing. The fish is also incredibly rare, and is almost never seen.[2] It is found only in Thailand. Its natural habitat is inland karsts.