Hemimyzon khonensis
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| Hemimyzon khonensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Balitoridae |
| Genus: | Hemimyzon |
| Species: | H. khonensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Hemimyzon khonensis | |
Hemimyzon khonensis is a species of hillstream loach in the genus Hemimyzon. It is known from a single specimen collected in the Mekong at the Khone Falls in Laos, near the Cambodian border;[1] it is named for the falls.[2] The specimen was 51 mm (2.0 in) in standard length.