Hemimyzon confluens
| Hemimyzon confluens | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Balitoridae |
| Genus: | Hemimyzon |
| Species: | H. confluens |
| Binomial name | |
| Hemimyzon confluens Kottelat, 2000[2] | |
Hemimyzon confluens is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Hemimyzon. It is known from a single location in the Nam Ngum drainage in Laos, a tributary of the Mekong.[1] The known material suggests a maximum standard length of about 47 mm (1.9 in).[2] H. confluens is threatened by pollution from mining activities and hydro-power development.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Kottelat, M. (2012). "Hemimyzon confluens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 24 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. (2006). "Hemimyzon confluens" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
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