Homalopterula


Homalopterula is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Balitoridae, the loaches in this family are commonly known as hillstream loaches although this name also refers to the loaches in the family Gastromyzontidae. These loaches are found only in Sumatra in Indonesia.

Species

There are currently 6 recognized species in this genus:Homalopterula amphisquamata M. C. W. Weber & de Beaufort, 1916Homalopterula gymnogaster Bleeker, 1853Homalopterula heterolepis M. C. W. Weber & de Beaufort, 1916Homalopterula modiglianii Perugia, 1893Homalopterula ripleyi Fowler, 1940Homalopterula vanderbilti Fowler, 1940