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Balitoropsis ophiolepis

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Species of fish

Balitoropsis ophiolepis
Conservation status

Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Balitoridae
Genus: Balitoropsis
Species: B. ophiolepis
Binomial name
Balitoropsis ophiolepis
(Bleeker, 1853)
Synonyms
  • Homaloptera ophiolepis Bleeker, 1853

Balitoropsis ophiolepis, the slender lizard loach, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Balitoridae, species in this family are commonly called the hillstream loaches, although this common name also refers to the loaches in the family Gastromyzontidae. The slender lizard loch lives in rocky riffles in fast flowing hill streams in the basins of the Musi and Tulang Bawang Rivers in southern Sumatra and the Kapuas River in West Kalimantan on Borneo in Indonesia.

References

  1. ^ Lumbantobing, D. (2019). "Balitoropsis ophiolepis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T91105797A91105826. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T91105797A91105826.en. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  2. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Balitoropsis". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  3. Randall, Zachary & Riggs, Patrick (2015). "Revision of the hillstream lizard loaches, genus Balitoropsis (Cypriniformes: Balitoridae)". Zootaxa. 3962: 206–225. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3962.1.13.
  4. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Family Gastromyzontidae". FishBase. October 2024 version.
Taxon identifiers
Homaloptera ophiolepis

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