''Sinogastromyzon'' is a
genus
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of
hillstream loach
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 ...
es native to eastern
Asia
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.
IUCN
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has assessed conservation status of 14 ''Sinogastromyzon'' species. Of these, ten are considered "
Data Deficient
A data deficient (DD) species is one which has been categorized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as offering insufficient information for a proper assessment of conservation status to be made. This does not necessaril ...
", three of "
Least Concern
A least-concern species is a species that has been categorized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as evaluated as not being a focus of species conservation because the specific species is still plentiful in the wild. T ...
", and one (''
S. puliensis'') "
Vulnerable".
Species
There is some dispute over the species in this genus. This list derives primarily from the work of Kottelat, 2012, with the addition of subsequently described species. There are currently 21 recognized species 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.''[
* '' Sinogastromyzon chapaensis'' Đ. Y. Mai, 1978
* '' Sinogastromyzon daduheensis'' Y. S. Guo & Jun Yang, 2013][Yang, J. & Guo, Y.-S. (2013): A new species of the genus ''Sinogastromyzon'' Fang from Sichuan Province, China (Cypriniformes, Balitoridae). ''Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica, 38 (4): 895-900.'']
* '' Sinogastromyzon daon'' V. H. Nguyễn, 2005 (species inquirenda
In biological classification, a ''species inquirenda'' is a species of doubtful identity requiring further investigation. The use of the term in English-language biological literature dates back to at least the early nineteenth century.
The term t ...
in this genus)
* '' Sinogastromyzon dezeensis'' W. X. Li, W. N. Mao & Zong-Min Lu, 1999
* '' Sinogastromyzon hagiangensis'' V. H. Nguyễn, 2005 (species inquirenda
In biological classification, a ''species inquirenda'' is a species of doubtful identity requiring further investigation. The use of the term in English-language biological literature dates back to at least the early nineteenth century.
The term t ...
in this genus)
* '' Sinogastromyzon hsiashiensis'' P. W. Fang, 1931
* '' Sinogastromyzon hypercorpus'' V. H. Nguyễn, 2005 (species inquirenda
In biological classification, a ''species inquirenda'' is a species of doubtful identity requiring further investigation. The use of the term in English-language biological literature dates back to at least the early nineteenth century.
The term t ...
in this genus)
* '' Sinogastromyzon lixianjiangensis'' S. W. Liu, X. Y. Chen & J. X. Yang, 2010
* '' Sinogastromyzon macrostoma'' S. W. Liu, X. Y. Chen & J. X. Yang, 2010
* '' Sinogastromyzon maon'' V. H. Nguyễn & H. D. Nguyễn, 2005 (species inquirenda
In biological classification, a ''species inquirenda'' is a species of doubtful identity requiring further investigation. The use of the term in English-language biological literature dates back to at least the early nineteenth century.
The term t ...
in this genus)
* '' Sinogastromyzon minutus'' Đ. Y. Mai, 1978 (species inquirenda
In biological classification, a ''species inquirenda'' is a species of doubtful identity requiring further investigation. The use of the term in English-language biological literature dates back to at least the early nineteenth century.
The term t ...
in this genus)
* '' Sinogastromyzon multiocellum'' V. H. Nguyễn, 2005
* '' Sinogastromyzon namnaensis'' V. H. Nguyễn, 2005
* '' Sinogastromyzon nanpanjiangensis'' W. X. Li, 1987
* '' Sinogastromyzon nantaiensis'' I. S. Chen, C. C. Han & L. S. Fang, 2002
* '' Sinogastromyzon puliensis'' Y. S. Liang, 1974
* '' Sinogastromyzon rugocauda'' Đ. Y. Mai, 1978
* '' Sinogastromyzon sichangensis'' H. W. Chang, 1944
* '' Sinogastromyzon szechuanensis'' P. W. Fang, 1930
* '' Sinogastromyzon tonkinensis'' Pellegrin & Chevey, 1935
* '' Sinogastromyzon wui'' P. W. Fang, 1930
References
Balitoridae
Fish of Asia
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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