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Class: Teleostei
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Balitoridae River loaches

Genus: Hemimyzon

(See list of species below)


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15 species (see list below)
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Hemimyzon confluens Asia 4.7 SL 2000
Hemimyzon ecdyonuroides Asia 4.2 SL 2002
Hemimyzon formosanus Asia 10 SL 1894
Hemimyzon khonensis Asia 5.1 SL 2000
Hemimyzon macroptera Asia 6.1 SL 1982
Hemimyzon megalopseos Asia 6.1 SL 1985
Hemimyzon nanensis Asia 5.7 SL 1998
Hemimyzon papilio Asia 5.9 SL 1998
Hemimyzon pengi Asia 5.9 SL 1982
Hemimyzon pumilicorpora Asia 5.7 SL 1987
Hemimyzon sheni Asia 5.0 SL 2009
Hemimyzon songamensis Asia 2005
Hemimyzon taitungensis Asia 6.3 SL 1982
Hemimyzon yaotanensis Asia 8.4 SL 1931
Hemimyzon yushanensis Asia 6.7 SL 2022



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