Ellopostoma mystax, the enigmatic loach,[2] is a small, endangered species of freshwater fish originally placed in the family Balitoridae,[3] but now generally in Ellopostomatidae.[4]
| Ellopostoma mystax | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Ellopostomatidae |
| Genus: | Ellopostoma |
| Species: | E. mystax
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| Binomial name | |
| Ellopostoma mystax Tan & Lim, 2002
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E. mystax is only found in Thailand in the basins of the Tapi River and the Pattani River.[5]
References
edit- ^ Vidthayanon, C. (2011). "Ellopostoma mystax". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T180894A7654231. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T180894A7654231.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ "Ellopostoma mystax - Tan & Lim, 2002 - Enigmatic loach". FishBase. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
- ^ Chen, W.-J.; Lheknim, V.; Mayden, R. L. (December 2009). "Molecular phylogeny of the Cobitoidea (Teleostei: Cypriniformes) revisited: position of enigmatic loach resolved with six nuclear genes". Journal of Fish Biology. 75 (9): 2197–2208. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8649.2009.02398.x. PMID 20738682.
- ^ Kottelat, M (2012). "Conspectus cobitidum: an inventory of the loaches of the world (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Cobitoidei)". The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 26: 1–199.
- ^ Vidthayanon, Chavalit (2005). Thailand red data : Fishes (PDF). Bangkok: Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning. ISBN 974-9929-87-X.