Biology:Hypergastromyzon

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Hypergastromyzon
Hypergastromyzon humilis.png
Hypergastromyzon humilis
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Gastromyzontidae
Genus: Hypergastromyzon
T. R. Roberts, 1989
Type species
Hypergastromyzon humilis
Roberts, 1989

Hypergastromyzon is a genus of loaches endemic to the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia.

Species

There are currently 3 recognized species in this genus, described by ichthyologist Heok Hui Tan:[1]

  • Hypergastromyzon eubranchus T. R. Roberts, 1991
  • Hypergastromyzon humilis T. R. Roberts, 1989

References

  1. Kottelat, M. (2012): Conspectus cobitidum: an inventory of the loaches of the world (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Cobitoidei). The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, Suppl. No. 26: 1-199.

Wikidata ☰ Q5958015 entry