Protomyzon
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| Protomyzon | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Gastromyzontidae |
| Genus: | Protomyzon Hora, 1932[1] |
| Type species | |
| Homaloptera whiteheadi | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Progastromyzon Hora & Jayaram, 1952 | |
Protomyzon is a genus of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Gastromyzontidae, commonly called the hillstream loaches, although this also refers to the loaches in the family Balitoridae. The loaches in this genus are endemic to Borneo.
