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Beaufortia (fish)

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Beaufortia
Beaufortia kweichowensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Gastromyzontidae
Genus: Beaufortia
Hora, 1932[1]
Type species
Gastromyzon leveretti
Nichols & Pope, 1927[1]
Species

14, see text

Beaufortia is a genus of gastromyzontid loaches from China and mainland Southeast Asia.

Species

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There are currently 14 species recognized in this genus[2] though the generic placement of some and validity of others are questionable:[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Gastromyzontidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Beaufortia". FishBase. March 2024 version.
  3. ^ Kottelat, M. (2012): Conspectus cobitidum: an inventory of the loaches of the world (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Cobitoidei). Archived February 11, 2013, at the Wayback Machine The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, Suppl. No. 26: 1-199.