Plesiomyzon baotingensis

Plesiomyzon baotingensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Gastromyzontidae
Genus: Plesiomyzon
C. Y. Zheng & Yi-Yu Chen, 1980
Species: P. baotingensis
Binomial name
Plesiomyzon baotingensis
C. Y. Zheng & Yi-Yu Chen, 1980

Plesiomyzon baotingensis is a species of gastromyzontid[1] loach endemic to Hainan Island, China.[2] It is the only species in its genus.[1] It grows to 3.8 cm (1.5 in) SL.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Kottelat, M. (2012). "Conspectus cobitidum: an inventory of the loaches of the world (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Cobitoidei)" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Suppl. 26: 1–199.
  2. 1 2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Plesiomyzon baotingensis" in FishBase. November 2014 version.


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