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Protomyzon

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Scientific name
  
Protomyzon

Higher classification
  
Gastromyzontidae

Order
  
Cypriniformes

Family
  
Gastromyzontidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Genus

Similar
  
Yaoshania pachychilus, Cypriniformes, Homaloptera, Hillstream loach, Pseudogastromyzon

Protomyzon pachychilus 04 hd


Protomyzon is a genus of gastromyzontid loaches endemic to Borneo.

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Rare endangered protomyzon pachychilus aka panda loach at singapore fish shop


Species

There are currently four recognized species in this genus:

  • Protomyzon aphelocheilus Inger & P. K. Chin, 1962
  • Protomyzon borneensis Hora & Jayaram, 1952
  • Protomyzon griswoldi (Hora & Jayaram, 1952)
  • Protomyzon whiteheadi (Vaillant, 1894)
  • References

    Protomyzon Wikipedia