Sinogastromyzon tonkinensis

Sinogastromyzon tonkinensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Balitoridae
Genus: Sinogastromyzon
Species: S. tonkinensis
Binomial name
Sinogastromyzon tonkinensis
Pellegrin & Chevey, 1935

Sinogastromyzon tonkinensis is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Sinogastromyzon. It is endemic to the Red River drainage in northern Vietnam and Yunnan, southern China.[1][2] It grows to 3.8 cm (1.5 in) SL.[2] Very little is known about ecology of this species that is used in some subsistence fisheries.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Huckstorf, V. (2012). "Sinogastromyzon tonkinensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  2. 1 2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Sinogastromyzon tonkinensis" in FishBase. November 2014 version.


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