Petruichthys
| Petruichthys | |
|---|---|
| Lake Inle loach (Petruichthys brevis) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Nemacheilidae |
| Genus: | Menon, 1987[1] |
| Type species | |
| Nemachilus brevis | |
Petruichthys is a genus of stone loaches native to eastern Asia. The genus is not universally accepted as valid and the two species placed there have been placed in other genera.
Species
There are currently two recognised species in this genus:[2]
- Petruichthys brevis (Boulenger, 1893)
- Petruichthys salmonides (B. L. Chaudhuri, 1911)
P. salmonides has been regarded as a species inquirenda[3] but Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes treats it as a valid recognised species within Petruichthys.[2]
References
- ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Nemacheilidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Petruichthys". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ Kottelat, M. (2012). "Conspectus cobitidum: an inventory of the loaches of the world (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Cobitoidei)" (PDF). The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Supplement No. 26: 1–199.