Homaloptera confuzona
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Balitoridae |
| Genus: | Homaloptera |
| Species: | H. confuzona
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| Homaloptera confuzona | |
Homaloptera confuzona is a species of hillstream loach in the genus Homaloptera found in Laos, Cambodia and Thailand.[3] It lives in the lower Mekong drainage and coastal streams of Cambodia and eastern Thailand.[1] Its maximum size is about 40 cm (16 in) SL.[2]
Homaloptera confuzona is eaten locally and it is occasionally bred in the aquarium fish trade.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Kottelat, M. (2012). "Homaloptera confuzona". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T180664A1649187. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T180664A1649187.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b Kottelat, M. (2000). "Diagnoses of a new genus and 64 new species of fishes from Laos (Teleostei: Cyprinidae, Balitoridae, Bagridae, Syngnathidae, Chaudhuriidae and Tetraodontidae)" (PDF). Journal of South Asian Natural History. 5: 37–82. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2012-11-25.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Homaloptera confuzona". FishBase. February 2015 version.