''Protomyzon'' is a
genus
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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
endemic
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to
Borneo
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.
Species
There are currently four recognized
species
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in 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.''
* ''
Protomyzon aphelocheilus''
Inger
Inger may refer to:
People
* Inger (given name), a list of people
* Inger, the main character of Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale ''The Girl Who Trod on a Loaf''
* Robert F. Inger (1920–2019), American herpetologist
* Stella Inger, America ...
& P. K. Chin, 1962
* ''
Protomyzon borneensis''
Hora & Jayaram
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, 1952
* ''
Protomyzon griswoldi''
( Hora & Jayaram
Jayaram Subramaniam, (born 10 December 1965) known mononymously as Jayaram, is an Indian actor who predominantly appears in Malayalam,Tamil films, along with a few Telugu films. He is also a chenda percussionist, mimicry artist, and occasiona ...
, 1952)
* ''
Protomyzon whiteheadi''
( Vaillant, 1894)
See also
* ''
Yaoshania pachychilus'', the so-called panda loach, which was formerly included in ''Protomyzon''.
References
Gastromyzontidae
Freshwater fish of Asia
Endemic fauna of Borneo
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