Ellopostoma mystax explained

Ellopostoma mystax, the enigmatic loach,[1] is a small, endangered species of freshwater fish originally placed in the family Balitoridae,[2] but now generally in Ellopostomatidae.[3]

E. mystax is only found in Thailand in the basins of the Tapi River and the Pattani River.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ellopostoma mystax - Tan & Lim, 2002 - Enigmatic loach. FishBase. 11 April 2015.
  2. Chen. W.-J.. Lheknim. V.. Mayden. R. L.. Molecular phylogeny of the Cobitoidea (Teleostei: Cypriniformes) revisited: position of enigmatic loach resolved with six nuclear genes. Journal of Fish Biology. December 2009. 75. 9. 2197–2208. 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2009.02398.x. 20738682.
  3. Kottelat . M . 2012 . Conspectus cobitidum: an inventory of the loaches of the world (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Cobitoidei) . The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology . 26 . 1–199 .
  4. Book: Vidthayanon. Chavalit. Thailand red data : Fishes. 2005. Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning. Bangkok. 974-9929-87-X.

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