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Species in the genus Hemimyzon: [ 21 ] records

acuticauda, Sinohomaloptera yaotanensis Fang [P.-W.] 1931:143, Fig. 5 [Sinensia v. 1 (no. 9); ref. 16272] Yao-tan, Wa-chang, Luchow, Szechuan, China. Holotype: MMNHN 2249. Paratypes: MMNHN 2250-2284. •Synonym of Hemimyzon yaotanensis (Fang 1931) -- (Kottelat & Chu 1988:194 [ref. 13491], Li in Ding 1994:432 [ref. 21531], Chen & Tang in Yue 2000:539 [ref. 25272], Kottelat 2012:49 [ref. 32367], Zhang et al. 2016:166 [ref. 34477] as cuticauda). Current status: Synonym of Hemimyzon yaotanensis (Fang 1931). Balitoridae. Habitat: freshwater.

arunachalensis, Bhavania Nath [P.], Dam [D.], Bhutia [P. T.], Dey [S. C.] & Das [D. N.] 2007:72, Pl. 1 (figs. 1-3), Pl. 2 (figs. 4-6) [Records of the Zoological Survey of India v. 107 (part 3); ref. 29444] River Noadhing drainage near Namsai, about 30 kilometers from Tezu, Arunachal Pradesh, India. Holotype: APFS/ZSI/P-488. Paratypes: APFS/ZSI/P-489 (7). •Valid as Bhavania arunachalensis Nath, Dam, Bhutia, Dey & Das 2007 -- (Kottelat 2012:44 [ref. 32367] as species Inquirenda and incertae sedis, Bleher 2018:102 [ref. 36647]). •In the genus Balitora -- (N. Dahanukar pers. commun. 5/2020). •Valid as Hemimyzon arunachalensis (Nath, Dam, Bhutia, Dey & Das 2007) -- (Vishwanath 2021:172 [ref. 41793]). Current status: Valid as Hemimyzon arunachalensis (Nath, Dam, Bhutia, Dey & Das 2007). Balitoridae. Distribution: South Asia: Noa Dehing River basin, Arunachal Pradesh, India. Habitat: freshwater.

confluens, Hemimyzon Kottelat [M.] 2000:51, Fig. 20 [Journal of South Asian Natural History v. 5 (no. 1); ref. 25040] Nam Ngum rapids downstream of Ban Latbouak, 19°36'28"N, 103°14'23"E, Xiangkhouang, Laos. Holotype: ZRC 45317. Paratypes: CMK 15214 (2), 15228 (2); LARRI uncat. (1); ZRC 45318 (1). •Valid as Hemimyzon confluens Kottelat 2000 -- (Kottelat 2001:95 [ref. 25780], Kunlapapuk et al. 2012:119 [ref. 32192], Kottelat 2012:48 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:187 [ref. 32989], Lalramliana et al. 2018:111 [ref. 35735], Taki et al. 2021:239 [ref. 39830]). Current status: Valid as Hemimyzon confluens Kottelat 2000. Balitoridae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Mekong River basin, central Laos. Habitat: freshwater.

ecdyonuroides, Hemimyzon Freyhof [J.] & Herder [F.] 2002:54, Figs. 1-3 [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 13 (no. 1); ref. 26065] River Pako, about 50 kilometers north of Kontum, 14°39.60'N, 107°46.98'E, Kontum Province, Vietnam. Holotype: ZFMK 22136. Paratypes: CMK 16011 (4); ZFMK 22137-46 (10). Type catalog: Herder et al. 2010:111 [ref. 31087]. •Valid as Hemimyzon ecdyonuroides Freyhof & Herder 2002 -- (Kunlapapuk et al. 2012:119 [ref. 32192], Kottelat 2012:48 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:187 [ref. 32989], Lalramliana et al. 2018:111 [ref. 35735], Taki et al. 2021:238 [ref. 39830]). Current status: Valid as Hemimyzon ecdyonuroides Freyhof & Herder 2002. Balitoridae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Mekong River basin, southern Laos and Vietnam. Habitat: freshwater.

formosana, Homaloptera Boulenger [G. A.] 1894:463 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 6) v. 14 (no. 84) (art. 60); ref. 14546] Central Taiwan [Formosa]. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1894.11.14.11. •Synonym of Formosania lacustre (Steindachner 1908) -- (Novák et al. 2006:92 [ref. 28661] apparently in error, Ho & Shao 2011:32 [ref. 31432]). •Valid as Hemimyzon formosanus (Boulenger 1894) -- (Tzeng & Shen 1982:164 [ref. 8410], Watanabe 1983:117 [ref. 8266], Kottelat & Chu 1988:193 [ref. 13491], Zhu 1995:138 [ref. 25213], Doi & Kottelat 1998:7 [ref. 23304], Chen & Tang in Yue 2000:542 [ref. 25272] as formosanum, Tang & Chen 2000:8 [ref. 25445] as formosanum, Chen et al. 2002:239 [ref. 26535], Chen & Fang 2009:189 [ref. 30109], Kunlapapuk et al. 2012:119 [ref. 32192], Kottelat 2012:48 [ref. 32367], Zhang et al. 2016:165 [ref. 34477], Chen et al. 2022:11 [ref. 39614], Chen & Yeh 2024:284 [ref. 41754]). Current status: Valid as Hemimyzon formosanus (Boulenger 1894). Balitoridae. Distribution: East Asia: northern Taiwan and China. Habitat: freshwater.

indicus, Hemimyzon Lalramliana [no initials], Solo [B.], Lalronunga [S.] & Lalnuntluanga [no initials] 2018:109, Figs. 1-2 [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 28 (no. 2); ref. 35735] Kaladan River in the vicinity of Lungbun village, Siaha District, Mizoram, India, 22°27'55"N, 93°07'57"E. Holotype: PUCMF 15018. Paratypes: PUCMF. •Valid as Hemimyzon indicus Lalramliana, Solo, Lalronunga & Lalnuntluanga 2018. Current status: Valid as Hemimyzon indicus Lalramliana, Solo, Lalronunga & Lalnuntluanga 2018. Balitoridae. Distribution: Kaladan River basin, Mizoram, northeast India. Habitat: freshwater.

khonensis, Hemimyzon Kottelat [M.] 2000:52, Fig. 21 [Journal of South Asian Natural History v. 5 (no. 1); ref. 25040] Mekong mainstream at Ban Hang Khone, below Khone Falls, Champasak Province, Laos. Holotype (unique): ZRC 45320. •Valid as Hemimyzon khonensis Kottelat 2000 -- (Kottelat 2001:97 [ref. 25780], Freyhof & Herder 2002:57 [ref. 26065], Kunlapapuk et al. 2012:119 [ref. 32192], Kottelat 2012:48 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:187 [ref. 32989], Lalramliana et al. 2018:111 [ref. 35735]). Current status: Valid as Hemimyzon khonensis Kottelat 2000. Balitoridae. Distribution: Mekong basin, Laos. Habitat: freshwater.

luae, Hemimyzon Chen [I-S.] & Yeh [M.-F.] 2024:279, Figs. 1-3 [Zootaxa 5550 (no. 1); ref. 41754] Tzengwen River basin, Alishan District, Tainan City, Taiwan. Holotype: NTOUP 2022-10-361. Paratypes: NTOUP 2022-10-362 (9). •Valid as Hemimyzon luae Chen & Yeh 2024. Current status: Valid as Hemimyzon luae Chen & Yeh 2024. Balitoridae. Distribution: East Asia: upper Tzengwen River basin, central Taiwan. Habitat: freshwater.

macroptera, Hemimyzon Zheng [C.-Y.] in Zheng, Chen & Huang 1982:398 (English p. 402), Fig. 5 [Zoological Research v. 3 (no. 4); ref. 21355] Yiliang Xian, Yunnan Province, China. Syntypes: JNU 773434 (1), 773438 (1); IHASW 773435-36 (2); KIZ 773437 (1). Combined with a masculine genus, the adjective should be macropterus [= large finned]. •Valid as Hemimyzon macropterus Zheng 1982 [often as macroptera] -- (Kottelat & Chu 1988:193 [ref. 13491], Zheng et al. 1989:267 [ref. 21202], Zhu 1995:138 [ref. 25213], Doi & Kottelat 1998:7 [ref. 23304], Chen & Tang in Yue 2000:543 [ref. 25272], Tang & Chen 2000:8 [ref. 25445], Chen & Fang 2009:189 [ref. 30109], Kunlapapuk et al. 2012:119 [ref. 32192], Kottelat 2012:48 [ref. 32367], Zhang et al. 2016:165 [ref. 34477], Lei et al. 2025:1573 [ref. 42349]). Current status: Valid as Hemimyzon macropterus Zheng 1982. Balitoridae. Distribution: East Asia: Nanpan and Beipan River drainages, Pearl River basin, China. Habitat: freshwater.

megalopseos, Hemimyzon Li [Z.-Y.] & Chen [Y.-R.] 1985:170 (English p. 173), Fig. 2 [Zoological Research v. 6 (no. 2); ref. 8146] Yiliang, Yunnan Province, China. Holotype: KIZ 774193. Paratypes: KIZ 774188 (1), 774196-98 (3), 774201-02 (2), 774204-07 (4). Type catalog: Du et al. 2013:354 [ref. 32939]. •Valid as Hemimyzon megalopseos Li & Chen 1985 -- (Kottelat & Chu 1988:194 [ref. 13491], Zhu 1995:138 [ref. 25213], Doi & Kottelat 1998:7 [ref. 23304], Chen & Tang in Yue 2000:540 [ref. 25272], Tang & Chen 2000:8 [ref. 25445], Chen & Fang 2009:189 [ref. 30109], Kunlapapuk et al. 2012:119 [ref. 32192], Kottelat 2012:48 [ref. 32367], Zhang et al. 2016:165 [ref. 34477], Lei et al. 2025:1573 [ref. 42349]). Current status: Valid as Hemimyzon megalopseos Li & Chen 1985. Balitoridae. Distribution: East Asia: Nanpan River drainage, Pearl River basin (Yunnan, China) endemic. Habitat: freshwater.

namnuaensis, Dienbienia Nguyen [V. H.] & Nguyen [H. D.] 2002:10 [English 14], Fig. 1 [Tap Chí Sinh Hoc (Journal of Biology) v. 24 (no. 2); ref. 26611] Nam Nua River, Noong Luong Village, Dienbien District, Lai Chau Province, Vietnam. Holotype: NCNTTSI H.04.10.01.01(lost). Paratypes: NCNTTSI H.04.10.01.02 (1) (lost). Misspelled once (in abstract) as nammuaensis -- regarded as a typesetting error. Types at RIA 1 [= NCBTTSI] are lost according to Endruweit 2014:144 [ref. 33205]. •Synonym of Hemimyzon pengi (Huang 1982) -- (Kottelat 2012:48 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:187 [ref. 32989], Zhang et al. 2016:165 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Synonym of Hemimyzon pengi (Huang 1982). Balitoridae. Habitat: freshwater.

nanensis, Hemimyzon Doi [A.] & Kottelat [M.] 1998:8, Figs. 1-2 [Ichthyological Research v. 45 (no. 1); ref. 23304] Nam Wa River at Ban Nam Wa, Mae Nam Nan basin, Nan Province, northern Thailand. Holotype: NSMT-P 36130. Paratypes: CMK 4958 (2), 4972 (8); KUFM 3064 (3); NIFI uncat. (2); NSMT-P 36131-34 (3, 1, 1, 1). •Valid as Hemimyzon nanensis Doi & Kottelat 1998 -- (Kottelat 1998:64 [ref. 23436], Kunlapapuk et al. 2012:119 [ref. 32192], Kottelat 2012:48 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:187 [ref. 32989], Lalramliana et al. 2018:111 [ref. 35735]). Current status: Valid as Hemimyzon nanensis Doi & Kottelat 1998. Balitoridae. Distribution: Chao Phraya basin, Thailand. Habitat: freshwater.

nujiangensis, Balitora Zhang [W.] & Zheng [C.-Y.] in Zheng & Zhang 1983:66 [English p. 69], Figs. [Journal of Science and Medicine of Jinan University 1983 (no. 1); ref. 21356] Liu-ku, Nu-Jiang basin in Yunnan Province, China. Holotype: IHASW 81-X-4327. Paratypes: IHASW 81-X-4321 (1), 785024 (1), 785027 (1); Jinan Univ. Dept. Biol. 81-X-4323 (1). •Valid as Balitora nujiangensis Zhang & Zheng 1983 -- (Zhu 1995:137 [ref. 25213], Chen in Chen 1998:264 [ref. 23556], Chen & Tang in Yue 2000:526 [ref. 25272], Tang & Chen 2000:8 [ref. 25445], Chen et al. 2005:25 [ref. 28351], Bhoite et al. 2012:3039 [ref. 32191], Zhang et al. 2016:164 [ref. 34477]). •Valid as Hemimyzon nujiangensis (Zhang & Zheng 1983) -- (Kottelat & Chu 1988:194 [ref. 13491], Doi & Kottelat 1998:7 [ref. 23304], Freyhof & Herder 2002:57 [ref. 26065], Kottelat 2012:48 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:187 [ref. 32989], Lalramliana et al. 2018:111 [ref. 35735]). Current status: Valid as Hemimyzon nujiangensis (Zhang & Zheng 1983). Balitoridae. Distribution: Nujiang River, upper Salween River basin, China. Habitat: freshwater.

papilio, Hemimyzon Kottelat [M.] 1998:61, Figs. 96-97a [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 9 (no. 1); ref. 23436] Nam Theun, waterfall at 18°01'40"N, 104°58'54"E, Laos. Holotype: ZRC 41788. Paratypes: CMK 12253 (56), 12715 (8); DFV uncat. (11); NRM 36704 (10); ZRC 41789 (10). •Valid as Hemimyzon papilio Kottelat 1998 -- (Freyhof et al. 2000:95 [ref. 25184], Kottelat 2001:97 [ref. 25780], Freyhof & Herder 2002:54 [ref. 26065], Kunlapapuk et al. 2012:119 [ref. 32192], Kottelat 2012:48 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:187 [ref. 32989], Kottelat 2015:44 [ref. 33971], Lalramliana et al. 2018:111 [ref. 35735], Taki et al. 2021:238 [ref. 39830]). Current status: Valid as Hemimyzon papilio Kottelat 1998. Balitoridae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Mekong River basin, southern Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. Habitat: freshwater.

pengi, Balitora Huang [S.] in Zheng, Chen & Huang 1982:395 (English p. 401), Fig. 2 [Zoological Research v. 3 (no. 4); ref. 21355] Xishuangbanna, Menghai Counnty, Yunnan Province, China. Syntypes: KIZ 73046-53 (8). Type catalog: Du et al. 2013:353 [ref. 32939]. •Valid as Balitora pengi Huang 1982 -- (Zheng & Zhang 1983:66 [ref. 21356], Zhu 1995:137 [ref. 25213], Chen & Tang in Yue 2000:529 [ref. 25272], Tang & Chen 2000:8 [ref. 25445], Freyhof & Herder 2002:57 [ref. 26065], Wang et al. 2010:26[ref. 30898], Kunlapapuk et al. 2012:119 [ref. 32192]). •Valid as Hemimyzon pengi (Huang 1982) -- (Kottelat & Chu 1988:194 [ref. 13491], Doi & Kottelat 1998:7 [ref. 23304], Kottelat 2001:97 [ref. 25780], Kottelat 2012:48 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:187 [ref. 32989], Zhang et al. 2016:165 [ref. 34477], Lalramliana et al. 2018:111 [ref. 35735], Fu et al. 2021:9568 [ref. 39347], Taki et al. 2021:237 [ref. 39830]). Current status: Valid as Hemimyzon pengi (Huang 1982). Balitoridae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Lancangjiang [Mekong] River basin, northern Laos and Yunnan (China). Habitat: freshwater.

pumilicorpora, Hemimyzon Zheng [C.-Y.] & Zhang [W.] 1987:81 [English p. 85], Fig. 1 [Journal of Science and Medicine of Jinan University 1987 (no. 3); ref. 17741] Above Huangguoshu Falls, on Biehe River, Jenling Xian, Guizhou, China. Syntypes: JNU 83IV 0050-52 (3); IHASW 83IV 0046 (1), 0048 (1), 0054 (1). •Valid as Hemimyzon pumilicorpora Zheng & Zhang 1987 -- (Zhu 1995:138 [ref. 25213], Chen & Tang in Yue 2000:545 [ref. 25272], Tang & Chen 2000:8 [ref. 25445], Chen & Fang 2009:[5] [ref. 30109], Kunlapapuk et al. 2012:119 [ref. 32192], Kottelat 2012:48 [ref. 32367], Zhang et al. 2016:165 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Valid as Hemimyzon pumilicorpora Zheng & Zhang 1987. Balitoridae. Distribution: Nanpan River, China. Habitat: freshwater.

sheni, Hemimyzon Chen [I-S.] & Fang [L.-S.] 2009:186, Figs. 1-2, 4(a) [Environmental Biology of Fishes v. 86; ref. 30109] Small tributary, 3 kilometers south of Yi-Ting mountain, upper reaches of Tar-Ju River, Tar-Ren Village, Yaitung County, Taiwan. Holotype: NTOU P-2007-07-077. Paratypes: NTOU P-2007-07-078 (2). Type catalog: Ho & Shao 2011:32 [ref. 31432]. •Valid as Hemimyzon sheni Chen & Fang 2009 -- (Ho & Shao 2011:32 [ref. 31432], Kunlapapuk et al. 2012:119 [ref. 32192], Kottelat 2012:48 [ref. 32367], Zhang et al. 2016:165 [ref. 34477], Chen et al. 2022:11 [ref. 39614], Chen & Yeh 2024:284 [ref. 41754]). Current status: Valid as Hemimyzon sheni Chen & Fang 2009. Balitoridae. Distribution: East Asia: Tarchu River basin, Taitung County, eastern Taiwan. Habitat: freshwater.

taitungensis, Hemimyzon Tzeng [C.-S.] & Shen [S.-C.] 1982:166, Fig. 5-6 [Bulletin of the Institute of Zoology Academia Sinica (Taipei) v. 21 (no. 2); ref. 8410] Shin-wu-leu River, Lee-daou, Hai-duan, Taitung County, Taiwan. Holotype: NTUM 04941. Paratypes: (12) NTUM 04963-73 (11), UBC 81-65 (1). Type catalog: Ho & Shao 2011:32 [ref. 31432]. •Valid as Hemimyzon taitungensis Tzeng & Shen 1982 -- (Watanabe 1983:118 [ref. 8266], Kottelat & Chu 1988:194 [ref. 13491], Zhu 1995:139 [ref. 25213], Doi & Kottelat 1998:7 [ref. 23304], Chen & Tang in Yue 2000:546 [ref. 25272], Tang & Chen 2000:8 [ref. 25445], Chen et al. 2002:239 [ref. 26535], Chen & Fang 2009:[5] [ref. 30109], Ho & Shao 2011:32 [ref. 31432], Kunlapapuk et al. 2012:119 [ref. 32192], Kottelat 2012:48 [ref. 32367], Zhang et al. 2016:166 [ref. 34477], Chen et al. 2022:11 [ref. 39614], Chen & Yeh 2024:284 [ref. 41754]). Current status: Valid as Hemimyzon taitungensis Tzeng & Shen 1982. Balitoridae. Distribution: East Asia: eastern Taiwan. Habitat: freshwater.

taiwanica, Homaloptera Kishinouye [K.] 1905:176 [Dobutsugaku Zasshi = Zoological Magazine Tokyo v. 17; ref. 18420] Taiwan. No types known. Type catalog: Ho & Shao 2011:32 [ref. 31432]. •Synonym of Hemimyzon formosanus (Boulenger 1894) -- (Ho & Shao 2011:32 [ref. 31432]). Current status: Synonym of Hemimyzon formosanus (Boulenger 1894). Balitoridae. Habitat: freshwater.

yaotanensis, Sinohomaloptera Fang [P.-W.] 1931:137, Figs. 1-4 [Sinensia v. 1 (no. 9); ref. 16272] Yao-tan, Wa-chang, Luchow, Szechuan, China. Holotype: MMNHN 1888. Paratypes: MMNHN 1889-1991 and 2233-2248 (39). •Valid as Hemimyzon yaotanensis (Fang 1931) -- (Kottelat & Chu 1988:194 [ref. 13491], Li in Ding 1994:432 [ref. 21531], Zhu 1995:138 [ref. 25213], Doi & Kottelat 1998:7 [ref. 23304], Chen & Tang in Yue 2000:539 [ref. 25272], Tang & Chen 2000:8 [ref. 25445], Chen & Fang 2009:[5] [ref. 30109], Kunlapapuk et al. 2012:119 [ref. 32192], Kottelat 2012:48-49 [ref. 32367], Zhang et al. 2016:166 [ref. 34477], Zhang et al. 2019:446 [ref. 36699], Guo 2021:696 [ref. 38618]). Current status: Valid as Hemimyzon yaotanensis (Fang 1931). Balitoridae. Distribution: Upper Yangtze River basin, China. Habitat: freshwater.

yushanensis, Hemimyzon Chen [I-S.], Harefa [T.], Chang [Y.-C.] & Han [C.-C.] 2022:7, Fig. 1 [Zootaxa 5189 (no. 1); ref. 39614] Nan-Tsi-Shien River, Kaoping River basin, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan. Holotype: NTOUP 2021-12-325. Paratypes: NTOUP 2021-12-326 (8). Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Hemimyzon yushanensis Chen, Harefa, Chang & Han 2022 -- (Chen & Yeh 2024:284 [ref. 41754]). Current status: Valid as Hemimyzon yushanensis Chen, Harefa, Chang & Han 2022. Balitoridae. Distribution: East Asia: upper Kaoping River basin, southern Taiwan. Habitat: freshwater.