Homalopterula Explained

Homalopterula is a genus of hillstream loaches found only in Sumatra in Indonesia.

Species

There are currently 6 recognized species in this genus:^[1]

• Homalopterula amphisquamata M. C. W. Weber & de Beaufort, 1916
• Homalopterula gymnogaster Bleeker, 1853
• Homalopterula heterolepis M. C. W. Weber & de Beaufort, 1916
• Homalopterula modiglianii Perugia, 1893
• Homalopterula ripleyi Fowler, 1940
• Homalopterula vanderbilti Fowler, 1940

Notes and References

1. Randall, Z.S. & Page, L.M. (2015): On the paraphyly of Homaloptera (Teleostei: Balitoridae) and description of a new genus of hillstream loaches from the Western Ghats of India. Zootaxa, 3926 (1): 57–86.