Vaillantella
Sign in to saveVaillantella, the long-fin loaches, is a small genus of loaches found in Southeast Asia. This genus is the only member of the family Vaillantellidae having been confirmed as such by M. Kottelat in his review of the loaches in 2012.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderCypriniformes
- FamilyVaillantellidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 11
- Family
- Vaillantellidae
- Collections
- NHMUK, UMMZ, CUMV
- Recorded in
- Indonesia, Malaysia
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- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Nemacheilinae
- Image
- Vaillantella euepiptera.png
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Vaillantella, the long-fin loaches, is a small genus of loaches found in Southeast Asia. This genus is the only member of the family Vaillantellidae having been confirmed as such by M. Kottelat in his review of the loaches in 2012.
==Species== There are currently three recognized species in this genus: Vaillantella cinnamomea Kottelat, 1994 Vaillantella euepiptera (Vaillant, 1902) Vaillantella maassi M. C. W. Weber & de Beaufort, 1912
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