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Formosania

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Family
  
Gastromyzontidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Cypriniformes

Rank
  
Genus

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Formosania lacustre


Formosania is a genus of gastromyzontid loaches, most of which are endemic to mainland China. Two species, F. lacustris and F. tengi, are endemic to Taiwan.

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Albonubes formosania lacustre


Species

There are currently 10 species recognized for this genus:

  • Formosania chenyiyui (C. Y. Zheng, 1991)
  • Formosania davidi (Sauvage, 1878)
  • Formosania fascicauda (Nichols, 1926)
  • Formosania fasciolata (H. G. Wang, Z. Y. Fan & Ying Chen, 2006)
  • Formosania galericula (X. F. Zhang, 2011)
  • Formosania lacustris (Steindachner, 1908)
  • Formosania paucisquama (C. Y. Zheng, 1981)
  • Formosania stigmata (Nichols, 1926)
  • Formosania tengi (M. Watanabe, 1983)
  • Formosania tinkhami (Herre, 1934)

    • References

    Formosania Wikipedia
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