Ellopostoma | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: |
Ellopostomatidae Bohlen & Šlechtová, 2009 |
Genus: |
Ellopostoma Vaillant, 1902 |
Type species | |
Aperioptus megalomycter Vaillant, 1902
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Ellopostoma is a small genus of loaches native to Southeast Asia. [1] This is the only genus in the family Ellopostomatidae, having been confirmed as being in a family of its own by M. Kottelat in his review of the loaches in 2012. [2]
The currently recognized species in this genus are: [1]
Ellopostoma | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: |
Ellopostomatidae Bohlen & Šlechtová, 2009 |
Genus: |
Ellopostoma Vaillant, 1902 |
Type species | |
Aperioptus megalomycter Vaillant, 1902
|
Ellopostoma is a small genus of loaches native to Southeast Asia. [1] This is the only genus in the family Ellopostomatidae, having been confirmed as being in a family of its own by M. Kottelat in his review of the loaches in 2012. [2]
The currently recognized species in this genus are: [1]