Hemimyzon formosanus
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| Hemimyzon formosanus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Balitoridae |
| Genus: | Hemimyzon |
| Species: | H. formosanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Hemimyzon formosanus (Boulenger, 1894) | |
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Hemimyzon formosanus is a species of hillstream loach (a ray-finned fish) in the genus Hemimyzon. It is endemic to western portion of Central Mountain Range of Taiwan.[1] Its maximum length is 10 cm (3.9 in).[2] Variations in nucleotide sequences within the mitochondrial control region show strong geographic structuring suggestive of a cryptic species complex.[3]