Plesiomyzon

Plesiomyzon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Gastromyzontidae
Genus: Plesiomyzon
C. Y. Zheng & Y.-Y. Chen, 1980
Species:
P. baotingensis
Binomial name
Plesiomyzon baotingensis
C. Y. Zheng & Y.-Y. Chen, 1980

Plesiomyzon is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Gastromyzontidae, a group which shares the common name hillstream loaches with the family Balitoridae. The only species in the genus is Plesiomyzon baotingensis, a loach that is endemic to the river systems of Hainan.[1][2][3]

References

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Plesiomyzon baotingensis". FishBase. October 2024 version.
  2. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Gastromyzontidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  3. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Plesiomyzon". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 1 December 2024.


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