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Balitora lancangjiangensis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Family
  
Balitoridae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Cypriniformes

Genus
  
Balitora

Scientific name
  
Balitora lancangjiangensis

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Balitora lancangjiangensis is a species of hill-stream loach from the Mekong and Red River basins. Sources differ in distribution, but all list Yunnan (China) and Laos, and at least the International Union for Conservation of Nature also lists Vietnam, Burma, and Thailand.

Balitora vanlongi might be junior synonym of Balitora lancangjiangensis.

Balitora lancangjiangensis grow to 7.1 cm (2.8 in) SL. It occurs in fast flowing stretches of waters in rivers and large streams.

References

Balitora lancangjiangensis Wikipedia