Balitoridae

Hemimyzon khonensis

Hemimyzon khonensis

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

Hemimyzon khonensis is a species of hillstream loach in the genus Hemimyzon. It is known from a single specimen collected in the Mekong at the Khone Falls in Laos, near the Cambodian border; it is named for the falls. The specimen was 51 mm (2.0 in) in standard length.