Balitora annamitica
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| Balitora annamitica | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Balitoridae |
| Genus: | Balitora |
| Species: | B. annamitica |
| Binomial name | |
| Balitora annamitica Kottelat, 1988 | |
Balitora annamitica is a species of hill-stream loach from the Mekong River Basin in Cambodia, Thailand, and Laos, and possibly Vietnam.[1][2][3] It might be more than one species.[1]
Balitora annamitica grow to 12.0 cm (4.7 in) TL.[2] It occurs in rapids and stretches of rivers with fast flow. It is locally common and present in subsistence fisheries.[1]