Hemimyzon confluens

Hemimyzon confluens

Tropical
Upper river
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Southeast Asia
Elongated
Compressed cross-section
Small
Tropical fish

Hemimyzon confluens is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Hemimyzon. It is known from a single location in the Nam Ngum drainage in Laos, a tributary of the Mekong. The known material suggests a maximum standard length of about 47 mm (1.9 in).

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Balitoridae
Genus: Hemimyzon
Water type: Freshwater
Body shape: elongated