Balitoridae

Parhomaloptera microstoma

Parhomaloptera microstoma

Eight Point Eight Centimeters Balitorid Fish of Asian Waters

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Freshwater fish
• Asia (unspecified)
• Small
• Tropical fish

Parhomaloptera is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Gastromyzontidae, a group which shares the common name hillstream loaches with the family Balitoridae. The only species in the genus is Parhomaloptera microstoma. It lives in fast-flowing streams and grows to a maximum published total length of 8.8 cm (3.5 in).