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Gastromyzon ingeri

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Gastromyzon ingeri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Gastromyzontidae
Genus: Gastromyzon
Species:
G. ingeri
Binomial name
Gastromyzon ingeri
H. H. Tan, 2006

Gastromyzon ingeri is a species of river loach (family Balitoridae[1][2] or Gastromyzontidae,[3] depending on the source). It is named for Robert F. Inger.[2] It is endemic to Sabah, Borneo, where it occurs in rivers draining into Wallace Bay.[1][2] It inhabits fast flowing rocky streams and grows to 5.4 cm (2.1 in) standard length.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke; R. van der Laan, eds. (1 July 2016). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Gastromyzon ingeri". FishBase. January 2016 version.
  3. ^ Kottelat, M. (2012). "Conspectus cobitidum: an inventory of the loaches of the world (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Cobitoidei)" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Suppl. 26: 1–199. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-02-11.