''Liniparhomaloptera'' is a
genus
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of
fish
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in the
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Gastromyzontidae
The Gastromyzontidae are a family of loaches native to China and Southeast Asia, where typically found in streams and rivers with a fast current. The family includes about 137 species in eighteen genera. This family was resurrected by M. Kottel ...
found in
China
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and
Vietnam
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.
[Kottelat, M. (2012)]
Conspectus cobitidum: an inventory of the loaches of the world (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Cobitoidei).
''Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, Suppl. No. 26: 1-199.''
Species
There are currently 5 recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Liniparhomaloptera disparis''
( S. Y. Lin, 1934)
* ''
Liniparhomaloptera macrostoma''
T. J. Wu, L. H. Xiu & J. Yang, 2016 [Wu, T., Xiu, L. & Yang, J. (2016)]
''Liniparhomaloptera macrostoma'', a new hillstream loach from Hunan Province, China (Teleostei: Gastromyzontidae).
''Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 27 (3): 275-282.''
* ''
Liniparhomaloptera monoloba''
( Đ. Y. Mai, 1978)
* ''
Liniparhomaloptera obtusirostris''
C. Y. Zheng & Y. Y. Chen, 1980
* ''
Liniparhomaloptera qiongzhongensis''
C. Y. Zheng & Y. Y. Chen, 1980
References
Gastromyzontidae
Fish of Asia
Freshwater fish genera
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