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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Balitoridae River loaches

Genus: Hemimyzon

(See list of species below)


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14 species (see list below)

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Asia
Max. Length 4.7 cm SL
 
Hemimyzon confluens
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Asia
Max. Length 4.2 cm SL
 
Hemimyzon ecdyonuroides
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Photo by Liao, T.-Y.

Asia
Max. Length 10 cm SL
Hemimyzon formosanus (Boulenger, 1894)

Photo by Liao, T.-Y.
 
Hemimyzon formosanus
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No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 5.1 cm SL
 
Hemimyzon khonensis
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No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 6.1 cm SL
 
Hemimyzon macroptera
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No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 6.1 cm SL
 
Hemimyzon megalopseos
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Photo by Panitvong, N.

Asia
Max. Length 5.7 cm SL
Hemimyzon nanensis Doi & Kottelat, 1998

Photo by Panitvong, N.
 
Hemimyzon nanensis
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Photo by Vidthayanon, C.

Asia
Max. Length 5.9 cm SL
Hemimyzon papilio Kottelat, 1998

Photo by Vidthayanon, C.
 
Hemimyzon papilio
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No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 5.9 cm SL
 
Hemimyzon pengi
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No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 5.7 cm SL
 
Hemimyzon pumilicorpora
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No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 5.0 cm SL
 
Hemimyzon sheni
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No picture found
Asia
 
Hemimyzon songamensis
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Photo by Liao, T.-Y.

Asia
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Hemimyzon taitungensis Tzeng & Shen, 1982

Photo by Liao, T.-Y.
 
Hemimyzon taitungensis
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No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 8.4 cm SL
 
Hemimyzon yaotanensis
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14 Species of Family Balitoridae with Genus Hemimyzon
(River loaches)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
2000 Hemimyzon confluens Asia 4.7 SL
2002 Hemimyzon ecdyonuroides Asia 4.2 SL
1894 Hemimyzon formosanus Asia 10 SL
2000 Hemimyzon khonensis Asia 5.1 SL
1982 Hemimyzon macroptera Asia 6.1 SL
1985 Hemimyzon megalopseos Asia 6.1 SL
1998 Hemimyzon nanensis Asia 5.7 SL
1998 Hemimyzon papilio Asia 5.9 SL
1982 Hemimyzon pengi Asia 5.9 SL
1987 Hemimyzon pumilicorpora Asia 5.7 SL
2009 Hemimyzon sheni Asia 5.0 SL
2005 Hemimyzon songamensis Asia
1982 Hemimyzon taitungensis Asia 10 TL
1931 Hemimyzon yaotanensis Asia 8.4 SL



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