''Beaufortia'' is a genus of gastromyzontid
loaches from
China
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and
mainland Southeast Asia
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.
Species
There are currently 16 species recognized in this genus though the generic placement of some and validity of others are questionable:
[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.''
* ''
Beaufortia buas''
( Đ. Y. Mai, 1978) (
species inquirenda
In biological classification, a ''species inquirenda'' is a species of doubtful identity requiring further investigation. The use of the term in English-language biological literature dates back to at least the early nineteenth century.
The term t ...
in ''Beaufortia'')
* ''
Beaufortia cyclica''
Yi-Yu Chen, 1980
* ''
Beaufortia daon''
( Đ. Y. Mai, 1978)
* ''
Beaufortia elongata''
( Đ. Y. Mai, 1978)
* ''
Beaufortia huangguoshuensis''
C. Y. Zheng & W. Zhang, 1987
* ''
Beaufortia intermedia''
W. Q. Tang & D. Z. Wang, 1997
* ''
Beaufortia kweichowensis
''Beaufortia kweichowensis'' is a species of gastromyzontid loach native to rivers in China. The common names for this popular aquarium species are Chinese hillstream loach, Hong Kong pleco, butterfly hillstream loach, and Chinese sucker fish ...
''
( P. W. Fang, 1931)
* ''
Beaufortia leveretti''
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& C. H. Pope, 1927)
* ''
Beaufortia liui''
H. W. Chang, 1944
* ''
Beaufortia loos''
( Đ. Y. Mai, 1978) (
species inquirenda
In biological classification, a ''species inquirenda'' is a species of doubtful identity requiring further investigation. The use of the term in English-language biological literature dates back to at least the early nineteenth century.
The term t ...
in ''Beaufortia'')
* ''
Beaufortia niulanensis''
Z. M. Chen, Y. F. Huang & J. X. Yang, 2009
* ''
Beaufortia pingi''
( P. W. Fang, 1930)
* ''
Beaufortia polylepis''
Y. R. Chen, 1982
* ''
Beaufortia szechuanensis''
( P. W. Fang, 1930)
* ''
Beaufortia yunnanensis''
( W. X. Li, Zong-Min Lu & W. N. Mao, 1988) (
species inquirenda
In biological classification, a ''species inquirenda'' is a species of doubtful identity requiring further investigation. The use of the term in English-language biological literature dates back to at least the early nineteenth century.
The term t ...
in ''Beaufortia'')
* ''
Beaufortia zebroidus''
( P. W. Fang, 1930)
References
Taxa named by Sunder Lal Hora
Gastromyzontidae
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