''Pseudohomaloptera'' is a
genus
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of
ray-finned fish
Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fishes, is a class of bony fish. They comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species.
The ray-finned fishes are so called because their fins are webs of skin supported by bony or hor ...
in the
family
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Balitoridae
The hillstream loaches or river loaches are a family, the Balitoridae, of small fish from South, Southeast and East Asia. The family includes about 202 species. They are sometimes sold as "lizardfish" or (in Germany) "flossensaugers". Many of the ...
.
Species
There are currently 6 recognized species in this genus:
[Randall, Z.S. & Page, L.M. (2015): On the paraphyly of ''Homaloptera'' (Teleostei: Balitoridae) and description of a new genus of hillstream loaches from the Western Ghats of India. ''Zootaxa, 3926 (1): 57–86.'']
* ''
Pseudohomaloptera batek''
H. H. Tan, 2009
* ''
Pseudohomaloptera leonardi''
Hora, 1941
* ''
Pseudohomaloptera sexmaculata''
Fowler, 1934
* ''
Pseudohomaloptera tatereganii''
Popta, 1905
* ''
Pseudohomaloptera tecta''
Randall, Somarriba, Tongnunui & Page
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, 2022[Randall, Z. S.; Somarriba, G. A.; Tongnunui, S.; & Page, L. M. (2022): Review of the spotted lizard loaches, ''Pseudohomaloptera'' (Cypriniformes: Balitoridae) with a re-description of ''Pseudohomaloptera sexmaculata'' and description of a new species from Sumatra. ''Journal of Fish Biology, 1–16.'']
* ''
Pseudohomaloptera vulgaris''
Kottelat
Maurice Kottelat (born 16 July 1957 in Delémont, Switzerland[C ...](_blank)
& X. L. Chu, 1988
* ''
Pseudohomaloptera yunnanensis''
Y. Y. Chen, 1978
References
Balitoridae
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