Hemimyzon formosanus

Hemimyzon formosanus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Balitoridae
Genus:	Hemimyzon
Species:	H. formosanus
Binomial name
	Hemimyzon formosanus; (Boulenger, 1894)
Synonyms
	Homaloptera formosana Boulenger, 1894;

Hemimyzon formosanus is a species of hillstream loach (a ray-finned fish) in the genus Hemimyzon. It is endemic to western portion of Central Mountain Range of Taiwan.[1] Its maximum length is 10 cm (3.9 in).[2] Variations in nucleotide sequences within the mitochondrial control region show strong geographic structuring suggestive of a cryptic species complex.[3]

Sources

Shao, Kwang-Tsao. "Hemimyzon formosanus". The Fish Database of Taiwan. WWW Web electronic publication. Version 2009/1. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Hemimyzon formosanus" in FishBase. November 2012 version.
Wang, T. Y.; T. Y. Liao; C. S. Tzeng (2007). "Phylogeography of the Taiwanese endemic hillstream loaches, Hemimyzon formosanus and H. taitungensis (Cypriniformes: Balitoridae)". Zoological Studies. 46: 547–560.

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[1] Shao, Kwang-Tsao. "Hemimyzon formosanus". The Fish Database of Taiwan. WWW Web electronic publication. Version 2009/1. Retrieved 27 November 2012.

[2] Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Hemimyzon formosanus" in FishBase. November 2012 version.

[3] Wang, T. Y.; T. Y. Liao; C. S. Tzeng (2007). "Phylogeography of the Taiwanese endemic hillstream loaches, Hemimyzon formosanus and H. taitungensis (Cypriniformes: Balitoridae)". Zoological Studies. 46: 547–560.