Sinogastromyzon puliensis

Sinogastromyzon puliensis is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Balitoridae. It is endemic to Taiwan.[1] It is found in the Kaoping, Tsengwen, Choshui, Tatu, and Tachia Rivers in the western half of the island.[2] It prefers running waters at low to middle elevations. Its maximum length is 10 cm (3.9 in).[3]

Sinogastromyzon puliensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Balitoridae
Genus: Sinogastromyzon
Species:
S. puliensis
Binomial name
Sinogastromyzon puliensis
Y. S. Liang, 1974

Sources

  1. Kottelat, M. (1996). "Sinogastromyzon puliensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T20255A9181781. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T20255A9181781.en.
  2. Shao, Kwang-Tsao. "Sinogastromyzon puliensis". The Fish Datebase of Taiwan. WWW Web electronic publication. Version 2009/1. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Sinogastromyzon puliensis" in FishBase. November 2012 version.


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