Petruichthys
| Petruichthys | |
|---|---|
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| Lake Inle loach (Petruichthys brevis) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Nemacheilidae |
| Genus: | Petruichthys Menon, 1987[1] |
| Type species | |
| Nemachilus brevis | |
Petruichthys is a genus of stone loaches native to eastern Asia. The genus is not universally accepted as valid and the two species placed there have been placed in other genera.
Species
[edit]There are currently two recognised species in this genus:[2]
- Petruichthys brevis (Boulenger, 1893)
- Petruichthys salmonides (B. L. Chaudhuri, 1911)
P. salmonides has been regarded as a species inquirenda[3] but Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes treats it as a valid recognised species within Petruichthys.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Nemacheilidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Petruichthys". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ Kottelat, M. (2012). "Conspectus cobitidum: an inventory of the loaches of the world (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Cobitoidei)" (PDF). The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Supplement No. 26: 1–199.
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