Protomyzon is a genus of gastromyzontid loaches endemic to Borneo.
| Protomyzon | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Gastromyzontidae |
| Genus: | Protomyzon Hora, 1932 |
| Type species | |
| Homaloptera whiteheadi Vaillant 1894
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| Synonyms | |
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Progastromyzon Hora & Jayaram, 1952 | |
Species
editThere are currently four recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Protomyzon aphelocheilus Inger & P. K. Chin, 1962
- Protomyzon borneensis Hora & Jayaram, 1952
- Protomyzon griswoldi (Hora & Jayaram, 1952)
- Protomyzon whiteheadi (Vaillant, 1894)
See also
edit- Yaoshania pachychilus, the so-called panda loach, which was formerly included in Protomyzon.
References
edit- ^ Kottelat, M. (2012): Conspectus cobitidum: an inventory of the loaches of the world (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Cobitoidei). The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, Suppl. No. 26: 1-199.
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