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> Cypriniformes (Carps) > Balitoridae (River loaches)
Etymology: Hemimyzon: Greek, hemi = half + greek, myzon = to suckle (Ref. 45335); confluens: From the Latin confluens (confluent), an allusion to the fused pelvic fins..
More on author: Kottelat.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

; acqua dolce demersale. Tropical

Distribuzione Stati | Aree FAO | Ecosystems | Presenze | Point map | Introduzioni | Faunafri

Asia: upper Nam Ngum of the Mekong basin, Laos.

Size / Peso / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.7 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 36949)

Short description Morfologia | Morfometria

Pelvic fins posteriorly fused on most of their length, only the distal 1/10 being separated; pectoral fin with 13 simple and 11-12 branched rays; pelvic fin with 5 simple and 13-14 branched rays; 5 dark saddles along back; several large blotches on pectoral and pelvic fins (Ref. 36949).

Occurs in riffles and rapids (Ref. 36949).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve

Main reference Upload your references | Bibliografia | Coordinatore | Collaboratori

Kottelat, M., 2000. Diagnosis of a new genus and 64 new species of fishes from Laos (Teleostei: Cyprinidae, Balitoridae, Bagridae, Syngnathidae, Chaudhuriidae and Tetraodontidae). J. South Asian Nat. Hist. 5(1):37-82. (Ref. 36949)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

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Hemimyzon confluens Kottelat, 2000