''Pseudogastromyzon'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
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 from fast-flowing streams and rivers in China and
Vietnam
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.
Species
There are currently nine 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.''
* ''
Pseudogastromyzon changtingensis''
Y. S. Liang, 1942
* ''
Pseudogastromyzon cheni''
Y. S. Liang, 1942
* ''
Pseudogastromyzon fangi''
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, 1931)
* ''
Pseudogastromyzon fasciatus''
( Sauvage, 1878)
* ''
Pseudogastromyzon laticeps''
Yi-Yu Chen & C. Y. Zheng, 1980
* ''
Pseudogastromyzon lianjiangensis''
C. Y. Zheng, 1981
* ''
Pseudogastromyzon meihuashanensis''
S. Q. Li, 1998
* ''
Pseudogastromyzon myersi''
Herre, 1932 (Sucker-belly loach)
* ''
Pseudogastromyzon peristictus''
C. Y. Zheng & J. P. Li, 1986
References
Gastromyzontidae
Fish of Asia
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