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Vanmanenia

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Gastromyzontidae

Rank
  
Genus

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Cypriniformes

Similar
  
Cypriniformes, Hemimyzon, Pseudogastromyzon, Gastromyzontidae, Balitora

Vanmanenia is a genus of loaches from China and mainland Southeast Asia.

Contents

Vanmanenia hainanensis


Species

There are currently 17 species recognized in this genus:

  • Vanmanenia caldwelli Nichols, 1925
  • Vanmanenia caobangensis V. H. Nguyễn, 2005
  • Vanmanenia crassicauda Kottelat, 2000
  • Vanmanenia gymnetrus Yi-Yu Chen, 1980
  • Vanmanenia hainanensis Yi-Yu Chen & C. Y. Zheng, 1980
  • Vanmanenia homalocephala C. G. Zhang & Y. H. Zhao, 2000
  • Vanmanenia lineata P. W. Fang, 1935
  • Vanmanenia maculata W. J. Yi, E. Zhang & J. Z. Shen, 2014
  • Vanmanenia multiloba Đ. Y. Mai, 1978 (the validity and placement of this species in this genus is uncertain)
  • Vanmanenia nahangensis V. H. Nguyễn, 2005 (the validity and placement of this species in this genus is uncertain)
  • Vanmanenia pingchowensis P. W. Fang, 1935
  • Vanmanenia serrilineata Kottelat, 2000
  • Vanmanenia stenosoma Boulenger, 1901
  • Vanmanenia striata Yi-Yu Chen, 1980
  • Vanmanenia tetraloba Đ. Y. Mai, 1978 (the validity and placement of this species in this genus is uncertain)
  • Vanmanenia ventrosquamata Đ. Y. Mai, 1978 (the validity and placement of this species in this genus is uncertain)
  • Vanmanenia xinyiensis C. Y. Zheng & Yi-Yu Chen, 1980
  • Questionable species

    There are three species of questionable validity that FishBase recognizes but that Kottelat and the California Academy of Sciences' Catalog of Fishes (following Kottelat) consider probable junior synonyms:

  • Vanmanenia microlepis V. H. Nguyễn, 2005 (jr. synonym of Vanmanenia crassicauda)
  • Vanmanenia monofasciodorsala V. H. Nguyễn, 2005 (jr. synonym of Vanmanenia serrilineata)
  • Vanmanenia trifasciodorsalata V. H. Nguyễn, 2005 (jr. synonym of Vanmanenia serrilineata)
  • References

    Vanmanenia Wikipedia