Green Gecko Loach

Homalopteroides smithi

Nine Point Eight Centimeters Loach of Asian Waters

Green
Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Asia (unspecified)
Elongated
Small
Tropical fish

Homalopteroides smithi is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Homalopteroides. It can be found in the Mekong and Chao Phraya basins and Malay Peninsula. The fish is named in honor of ichthyologist Hugh M. Smith (1865-1941), then at the Siam Department of Fisheries, in what is now Thailand.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Balitoridae
Genus: Homalopteroides
Maximum length: 9.8 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Asia: Mekong and Chao Phraya basins and Malay Peninsula (Ref. 27732 ). Reported Maeklong basin (Ref. 26336 ).

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