Balitora annamitica

(Balitora annamitica)

Description

Balitora annamitica is a species of hill-stream loach from the Mekong River Basin in Cambodia, Thailand, and Laos, and possibly Vietnam. It might be more than one species. Balitora annamitica grow to 12.0 cm (4.7 in) TL. It occurs in rapids and stretches of rivers with fast flow. It is locally common and present in subsistence fisheries.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Actinopterygii
Order:Cypriniformes
Family:Balitoridae
Genus:Balitora
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