Hemimyzon confluens
Hemimyzon confluens is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Hemimyzon. It is known from a single location in the Nam Ngum drainage in Laos, a tributary of the Mekong.[1] The known material suggests a maximum standard length of about 47 mm (1.9 in).[2] H. confluens is threatened by pollution from mining activities and hydro-power development.[1]
Hemimyzon confluens | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Balitoridae |
Genus: | Hemimyzon |
Species: | H. confluens |
Binomial name | |
Hemimyzon confluens | |
References
- Kottelat, M. (2012). "Hemimyzon confluens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T181035A1691255. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T181035A1691255.en.
- 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 2012-11-24.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Hemimyzon confluens" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
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