''Formosania'' is a genus of gastromyzontid
loach
Loaches are fish of the superfamily Cobitoidea. They are freshwater, benthic (bottom-dwelling) fish found in rivers and creeks throughout Eurasia and northern Africa. Loaches are among the most diverse groups of fish; the 1249 known species of C ...
es, most of which are
endemic
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to mainland
China
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. Two species, ''F. lacustris'' and ''F. tengi'', are endemic to
Taiwan
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.
Species
There are currently 10 species recognized for this genus:
[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.''
* ''
Formosania chenyiyui''
( C. Y. Zheng, 1991)
* ''
Formosania davidi''
( Sauvage, 1878)
* ''
Formosania fascicauda''
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* ''
Formosania fasciolata''
( H. G. Wang, Z. Y. Fan & Ying Chen
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, 2006)
* ''
Formosania galericula''
( X. F. Zhang, 2011)
* ''
Formosania lacustre''
(Steindachner
Franz Steindachner (11 November 1834 in Vienna – 10 December 1919 in Vienna) was an Austrian zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist. He published over 200 papers on fishes and over 50 papers on reptiles and amphibians. Steindachner describ ...
, 1908)
* ''
Formosania paucisquama''
( C. Y. Zheng, 1981)
* ''
Formosania stigmata''
(Nichols Nichols may refer to:
People
*Nichols (surname)
*Nichol, a surname
Places Canada
* Nichols Islands, Nunavut
United States
* Nichols, California, an unincorporated community
* Nichols Canyon, Los Angeles, California
* Nichols, Connecticut
* Nic ...
, 1926)
* ''
Formosania tengi''
( M. Watanabe, 1983)
* ''
Formosania tinkhami''
( Herre, 1934)
References
Gastromyzontidae
Freshwater fish genera
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