| Balitora lancangjiangensis | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Balitoridae |
| Genus: | Balitora |
| Species: | B. lancangjiangensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Balitora lancangjiangensis (C. Y. Zheng, 1980) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Sinohomaloptera lancangjiangensis Zheng, 1980 | |
Balitora lancangjiangensis is a species of hill-stream loach from the Mekong and Red River basins. Sources differ in distribution, but all list Yunnan (China) and Laos, and at least the International Union for Conservation of Nature also lists Vietnam, Burma, and Thailand.
Balitora vanlongi might be junior synonym of Balitora lancangjiangensis.
Balitora lancangjiangensis grow to 7.1 cm (2.8 in) SL. It occurs in fast flowing stretches of waters in rivers and large streams.
References
- ^ Kottelat, M. (2012). "Balitora lancangjiangensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T166998A1161723. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T166998A1161723.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Balitora lancangjiangensis". FishBase. November 2014 version.
- ^ Eschmeyer, W. N. (2 June 2015). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. Archived from the original on 3 May 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
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| Balitora lancangjiangensis | |
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