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Balitora kwangsiensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Balitoridae
Genus: Balitora
Species:
B. kwangsiensis
Binomial name
Balitora kwangsiensis
( P. W. Fang, 1930)
Synonyms

Homaloptera hoffmanni
(Herre, 1938)
Homaloptera kwangsiensis
P. W. Fang, 1930
Sinohomaloptera hoffmanni
Herre, 1938
Sinohomaloptera kwangsiensis
(P. W. Fang, 1930)

Balitora kwangsiensis is a species of hillstream loach found in Southeast Asia (southern China, Laos, and Vietnam). [1] It inhabits rapid-flowing rivers and grows to a total length of 12 cm (4.7 in). [2]

References

  1. ^ a b Huckstorf, V. & Freyhof, J. (2012). "Balitora kwangsiensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. IUCN: e.T180858A1670918. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T180858A1670918.en. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Balitora kwangsiensis" in FishBase. November 2012 version.