Hemimyzon formosanus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Balitoridae |
Genus: | Hemimyzon |
Species: | H. formosanus
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Binomial name | |
Hemimyzon formosanus (Boulenger, 1894)
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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]