Family Balitoridae - River loaches
  Order
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Balitoridae
  Class
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Teleostei
No. in FishBase
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Genera : 17 | Species : 109 Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes
  Environment
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Fresh : Yes | Brackish : Yes | Marine : No
  Division
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Primary freshwater
  Aquarium
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some
  First Fossil Record
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  Remark
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Distribution: Eurasia. Mouth inferior, with at least 3 pairs of barbels. Pelvic fins separate or fused under belly. Gill opening may or may not be restricted. In subfamily Balitorinae only. In subfamily Balitorinae, only paired fins function as adhesive organs About 35 cm maximum length. = Homalopteridae of earlier authors. Subfamilies Nemacheilinae and Balitorinae may not be monophyletic.
  Etymology
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  Reproductive guild
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nonguarders
  Typical activity level
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  Main Ref.
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  Coordinator
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  Deep Fin Classification
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Osteichthyes | Actinopterygii | Actinopteri | Neopterygii | Teleostei | Osteoglossocephalai | Clupeocephala | Otomorpha | Ostariophysi | | Otophysa | | | | | | Cypriniphysae | Cypriniformes | Cobitoidei | | Balitoridae

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Species/Synonymy list for the family Balitoridae as currently in FishBase

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Scientifc name Status Senior/Junior synonym Combination
Balitora brucei Gray, 1830
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymseniorchange in rank
Homaloptera brucei (Gray, 1830)
synonymseniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniornew
Platycara maculata (Gray, 1830)
synonymjuniornew
Platycara anisura McClelland & Griffith, 1842
synonymjuniororiginal
ambiguousquestionableoriginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
Homaloptera hoffmanni (Herre, 1938)
synonymjuniornew
acceptedseniorchange in rank
synonymseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
acceptedseniorchange in rank
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniororiginal
Balitora tchangi Zheng, 1982
acceptedseniororiginal
Hemimyzon tchangi (Zheng, 1982)
synonymseniornew
Balitora nujiangensis Zhang & Zheng, 1983
acceptedseniororiginal
Hemimyzon nujiangensis (Zhang & Zheng, 1983)
synonymseniornew
Balitora elongata Chen & Li, 1985
acceptedseniororiginal
Hemimyzon elongatus (Chen & Li, 1985)
synonymseniornew
Balitora annamitica Kottelat, 1988
acceptedseniororiginal
Balitora meridionalis Kottelat, 1988
acceptedseniororiginal
Balitora haithanhi Nguyen, 2005
acceptedseniororiginal
Balitora nantingensis Chen, Cui & Yang, 2005
acceptedseniororiginal
Balitora nigrocorpa Nguyen, 2005
acceptedseniororiginal
Balitora vanlani Nguyen, 2005
acceptedseniororiginal
Balitora vanlongi Nguyen, 2005
acceptedseniororiginal
Balitora eddsi Conway & Mayden, 2010
acceptedseniororiginal
Balitora laticauda Bhoite, Jadhav & Dahanukar, 2012
acceptedseniororiginal
Balitora ludongensis Liu & Chen, 2012
acceptedseniororiginal
Balitora jalpalli Raghavan, Tharian, Ali, Jadhav & Dahanukar, 2013
acceptedseniororiginal
Balitora chipkali Kumkar, Katwate, Raghavan & Dahanukar, 2016
acceptedseniororiginal
Balitoropsis ophiolepis (Bleeker, 1853)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Balitoropsis zollingeri (Bleeker, 1853)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Homaloptera javanica van Hasselt, 1823
synonymotheroriginal
Homaloptera javanica Bleeker, 1860
synonymjuniororiginal
Homaloptera maxinae Fowler, 1937
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Homaloptera nigra Alfred, 1969
synonymjuniororiginal
Homaloptera ocellata van der Hoeven, 1830
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Homaloptera confuzona Kottelat, 2000
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
Homaloptera wassinkii Bleeker, 1853
synonymseniororiginal
Homaloptera fasciata Bleeker, 1860
synonymjuniororiginal
Homalopteroides modestus (Vinciguerra, 1890)
acceptedseniornew
Helgia modesta Vinciguerra, 1890
synonymseniororiginal
Homaloptera modesta (Vinciguerra, 1890)
synonymseniornew
Homalopteroides rupicola (Prashad & Mukerji, 1929)
acceptedseniornew
Chopraia rupicola Prashad & Mukerji, 1929
synonymseniororiginal
Homaloptera rupicola (Prashad & Mukerji, 1929)
synonymseniornew
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
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acceptedseniornew
Homaloptera manipurensis Arunkumar, 1998
synonymseniororiginal
Homalopteroides yuwonoi (Kottelat, 1998)
acceptedseniornew
Homaloptera yuwonoi Kottelat, 1998
synonymseniororiginal
Homalopteroides avii Randall & Page, 2014
acceptedseniororiginal
Hemimyzon formosanus (Boulenger, 1894)
acceptedseniornew
Homaloptera formosana Boulenger, 1894
synonymseniororiginal
! Hemimyzon formosanum (Boulenger, 1894)
synonymseniornew
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniornew
acceptedseniororiginal
Hemimyzon pengi (Huang, 1982)
acceptedseniornew
Balitora pengi Huang, 1982
synonymseniororiginal
Hemimyzon taitungensis Tzeng & Shen, 1982
acceptedseniororiginal
Hemimyzon megalopseos Li & Chen, 1985
acceptedseniororiginal
Hemimyzon pumilicorpora Zheng & Zhang, 1987
acceptedseniororiginal
Hemimyzon nanensis Doi & Kottelat, 1998
acceptedseniororiginal
Hemimyzon papilio Kottelat, 1998
acceptedseniororiginal
Hemimyzon confluens Kottelat, 2000
acceptedseniororiginal
Hemimyzon khonensis Kottelat, 2000
acceptedseniororiginal
Hemimyzon ecdyonuroides Freyhof & Herder, 2002
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Hemimyzon sheni Chen & Fang, 2009
acceptedseniororiginal
Hemimyzon yushanensis Chen, Harefa, Chang & Han, 2022
acceptedseniororiginal
Lepturichthys fimbriatus (Günther, 1888)
acceptedseniornew
Homaloptera fimbriata Günther, 1888
synonymseniororiginal
! Lepturichthys fimbriata (Günther, 1888)
synonymseniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Bhavania australis (Jerdon, 1849)
acceptedseniornew
Platycara australis Jerdon, 1849
synonymseniororiginal
! Bhawania australis (Jerdon, 1849)
synonymseniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
Homaloptera brucei (non Gray, 1830)
misappliedmisappliednew
Homaloptera maculata (non Gray, 1830)
misappliedmisappliednew
Bhavania arunachalensis Nath, Dam, Bhutia, Dey & Das, 2007
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Sinogastromyzon tonkinensis Pellegrin & Chevey, 1935
acceptedseniororiginal
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acceptedseniororiginal
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acceptedseniororiginal
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Sinogastromyzon dezeensis Li, Mao & Lu, 1999
acceptedseniororiginal
Sinogastromyzon nantaiensis Chen, Han & Fang, 2002
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acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Sinogastromyzon maon Nguyen & Nguyen, 2005
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Sinogastromyzon lixianjiangensis Liu, Chen & Yang, 2010
acceptedseniororiginal
Sinogastromyzon macrostoma Liu, Chen & Yang, 2010
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Homaloptera ripleyi (Fowler, 1940)
synonymseniornew
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Homaloptera lepidogaster Weber & de Beaufort, 1916
synonymjuniororiginal
Homaloptera modiglianii (non Perugia, 1893)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Homaloptera amphisquamata (non Weber & de Beaufort, 1916)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
! Homaloptera modigliani Perugia, 1893
synonymseniororiginal
Homalopterula amphisquamata (Weber & de Beaufort, 1916)
acceptedseniornew
Homaloptera amphisquamata Weber & de Beaufort, 1916
synonymseniororiginal
Homalopterula heterolepis (Weber & de Beaufort, 1916)
acceptedseniornew
Homaloptera heterolepis Weber & de Beaufort, 1916
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Homaloptera ulmeri Fowler, 1940
synonymjuniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Travancoria elongata Pethiyagoda & Kottelat, 1994
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Metahomaloptera longicauda Yang, Chen & Yang, 2007
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
Pseudohomaloptera vulgaris (Kottelat & Chu, 1988)
acceptedseniornew
Homaloptera vulgaris Kottelat & Chu, 1988
synonymseniororiginal
Balitoropsis vulgaris (Kottelat & Chu, 1988)
synonymseniornew
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Jinshaia sinensis (Sauvage & Dabry de Thiersant, 1874)
acceptedseniornew
Psilorhynchus sinensis Sauvage & Dabry de Thiersant, 1874
synonymseniororiginal
Hemimyzon sinensis (Sauvage & Dabry de Thiersant, 1874)
synonymseniornew
Hemimzon sinensis (Sauvage & Dabry de Thiersant, 1874)
synonymseniornew
Homaloptera sinensis (Sauvage & Darby de Thiersant, 1874)
synonymseniornew
Jinshaia abbreviata (Günther, 1892)
acceptedseniornew
Homaloptera abbreviata Günther, 1892
synonymseniororiginal
Hemimyzon abbreviata (Günther, 1892)
synonymseniornew
Jinshaia niulanjiangensis Li, Mao & Lu, 1998
acceptedseniororiginal
Cryptotora thamicola (Kottelat, 1988)
acceptedseniornew
Homaloptera thamicola Kottelat, 1988
synonymseniororiginal
Dienbienia namnuaensis Nguyen & Nguyen, 2002
acceptedseniororiginal
Hemimyzon namnuaensis (Nguyen & Nguyen, 2002)
synonymseniornew
Ghatsa montana (Herre, 1945)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Homaloptera pillai (non Indra & Rema Devi, 1981)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Ghatsa pillaii (Indra & Rema Devi, 1981)
acceptedseniornew
Homaloptera pillaii Indra & Rema Devi, 1981
synonymseniororiginal
! Homaloptera pillai Indra & Rema Devi, 1981
synonymseniororiginal
Ghatsa menoni (Shaji & Easa, 1995)
acceptedseniornew
Homaloptera menoni Shaji & Easa, 1995
synonymseniororiginal
Ghatsa santhamparaiensis (Arunachalam, Johnson & Rema Devi, 2002)
acceptedseniornew
Homaloptera santhamparaiensis Arunachalam, Johnson & Rema Devi, 2002
synonymseniororiginal
Ghatsa silasi (Madhusoodana Kurup & Radhakrishnan, 2011)
acceptedseniornew
Homaloptera silasi Madhusoodana Kurup & Radhakrishnan, 2011
synonymseniororiginal
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