Plesiomyzon
Sign in to savePlesiomyzon is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Gastromyzontidae, a group which shares the common name hillstream loaches with the family Balitoridae. The only species in the genus is Plesiomyzon baotingensis, a loach that is endemic to the river systems of Hainan.
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Vinony files it under Endemic fauna of Hainan, Endemic fish of China and Fish described in 1980.
Its subject is documented across 4 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Balitorinae
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Plesiomyzon is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Gastromyzontidae, a group which shares the common name hillstream loaches with the family Balitoridae. The only species in the genus is Plesiomyzon baotingensis, a loach that is endemic to the river systems of Hainan.
==References==
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