Ellopostoma is a small genus of loaches native to Southeast Asia.[1] This is the only genus in the family Ellopostomatidae, having been confirmed as being in a family of its own by M. Kottelat in his review of the loaches in 2012.[2]
Ellopostoma | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Ellopostomatidae Bohlen & Šlechtová, 2009 |
Genus: | Ellopostoma Vaillant, 1902 |
Type species | |
Aperioptus megalomycter Vaillant, 1902 |
The currently recognized species in this genus are:[1]
Taxon identifiers | |
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Ellopostoma | |
Ellopostomatidae |
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