Balitoropsis
| Balitoropsis | |
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| Balitoropsis zollingeri | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Balitoridae |
| Genus: | Balitoropsis H. M. Smith, 1945[1] |
| Type species | |
| Balitoropsis bartschi H. M. Smith 1945[2]
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Balitoropsis also known as the lizard loaches is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Balitoridae, the loaches in this family are commonly known as hillstream loaches although this name also refers to the loaches in the family Gastromyzontidae. These loaches are found in mainland Southeast Asia, Sumatra and Borneo.[3]
Species
[edit]There are currently 2 recognized species in this genus:[4][5][3]
- Balitoropsis ophiolepis (Bleeker, 1853) (slender lizard loach)
- Balitoropsis zollingeri (Bleeker, 1853) (black lizard loach)
References
[edit]- ^ Smith, Hugh M. (1945). "Balitoropsis, new genus". The Fresh-water Fishes of Siam, or Thailand. Bulletin of the United States National Museum. Vol. 188. pp. 278–280. doi:10.5479/si.03629236.188.1.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Balitoridae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Balitoropsis". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences.
- ^ Randall, Z.S. & Riggs, P.A. (2015). "Revision of the hillstream lizard loaches, genus Balitoropsis (Cypriniformes: Balitoridae)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3962 (1): 206–225. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3962.1.13. PMID 26249387.
- ^ Maurice Kottelat (2012). "Conspectus cobitidum: an inventory of the loaches of the world (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Cobitoidei" (PDF). The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Supplement No. 26: 1–199.
Further reading
[edit]- Kottelat, Maurice (2013). "Balitoropsis Smith, 1945". The Fishes of the Inland Waters of Southeast Asia: A Catalogue and Core Bibliography of the Fishes Known to Occur in Freshwaters, Mangroves and Estuaries. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology: Supplement. Vol. 27. Singapore: Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore. p. 186.[permanent dead link]