Hemimyzon khonensis
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| Hemimyzon khonensis | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Balitoridae |
| Genus: | Hemimyzon |
| Species: | H. khonensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Hemimyzon khonensis Kottelat, 2000[2] | |
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.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kottelat, M. (2012). "Hemimyzon khonensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kottelat, M. (2000). "Diagnoses of a new genus and 64 new species of fishes from Laos (Teleostei: Cyprinidae, Balitoridae, Bagridae, Syngnathidae, Chaudhuriidae and Tetraodontidae)". Journal of South Asian Natural History 5: 37–82.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Hemimyzon khonensis" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
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